What color is #A88676?

#A88676 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88676?

The RGB value is 168, 134, 118: 168 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88676?

The complementary color is #7698A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88676 color

#A88676 rgb(168, 134, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88676 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.5% green and 46.3% blue (168, 134, 118).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A88676 color codes

HEX	`#A88676`
RGB	`rgb(168, 134, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 30%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, 10.57, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 17.18, 52.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.944, 26.684, 20.815)`
Decimal	`11044470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88676, 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 #A88676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #A88676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88676; }
.text { color: #a88676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 134 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88676, #a89f76); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88676?: #A88676 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88676?: The RGB value is 168, 134, 118: 168 red, 134 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88676?: The complementary color is #7698A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.