What color is #A88877?

#A88877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88877?

The RGB value is 168, 136, 119: 168 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88877?

The complementary color is #7797A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88877 color

#A88877 rgb(168, 136, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88877 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.3% green and 46.7% blue (168, 136, 119).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A88877 color codes

HEX	`#A88877`
RGB	`rgb(168, 136, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.22, 9.59, 13.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.22, 16.74, 55.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.283, 27.266, 21.222)`
Decimal	`11044983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88877, 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 #A88877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A88877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88877; }
.text { color: #a88877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 136 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88877, #a8a177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88877?: #A88877 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88877?: The RGB value is 168, 136, 119: 168 red, 136 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88877?: The complementary color is #7797A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.