What color is #A8847E?

#A8847E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8847E?

The RGB value is 168, 132, 126: 168 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8847E?

The complementary color is #7EA2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8847E color

#A8847E rgb(168, 132, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8847E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (168, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#A8847E color codes

HEX	`#A8847E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.35, 12.86, 8.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.35, 15.42, 33.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.166, 26.335, 23.334)`
Decimal	`11043966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8847E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8847e; }
.text { color: #a8847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8847e, #a8997e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8847E?: #A8847E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8847E?: The RGB value is 168, 132, 126: 168 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8847E?: The complementary color is #7EA2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.