What color is #A88771?

#A88771 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88771?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 113: 168 red, 135 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88771?

The complementary color is #7192A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88771 color

#A88771 rgb(168, 135, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88771 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 44.3% blue (168, 135, 113).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 24% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 33% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#A88771 color codes

HEX	`#A88771`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 24%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 33%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 33%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, 9.32, 16.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 19.04, 60.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.794, 26.846, 19.337)`
Decimal	`11044721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88771, 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 #A88771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #A88771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88771; }
.text { color: #a88771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88771, #a8a371); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88771?: #A88771 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88771?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 113: 168 red, 135 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88771?: The complementary color is #7192A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.