What color is #A88680?

#A88680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88680?

The RGB value is 168, 134, 128: 168 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88680?

The complementary color is #80A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88680 color

#A88680 rgb(168, 134, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88680 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (168, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#A88680 color codes

HEX	`#A88680`
RGB	`rgb(168, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.91, 12.03, 8.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.91, 14.54, 34.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.57, 26.935, 24.112)`
Decimal	`11044480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88680, 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 #A88680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #A88680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88680; }
.text { color: #a88680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88680, #a89a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A88680?: #A88680 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88680?: The RGB value is 168, 134, 128: 168 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88680?: The complementary color is #80A2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.