What color is #A8887A?

#A8887A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8887A?

The RGB value is 168, 136, 122: 168 red, 136 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8887A?

The complementary color is #7A9AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8887A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8887A color

#A8887A rgb(168, 136, 122)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A8887A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.3% green and 47.8% blue (168, 136, 122).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 21% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 27% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#A8887A color codes

HEX	`#A8887A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 136, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.3%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 21%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 27%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 27%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.29, 10.01, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.29, 15.72, 50.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.466, 27.339, 22.186)`
Decimal	`11044986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8887A, 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 #A8887A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8887A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #A8887A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8887a; }
.text { color: #a8887a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8887a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 136 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8887a, #a89f7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A8887A?: #A8887A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8887A?: The RGB value is 168, 136, 122: 168 red, 136 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8887A?: The complementary color is #7A9AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8887A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.