What color is #A88973?

#A88973 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88973?

The RGB value is 168, 137, 115: 168 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88973?

The complementary color is #7392A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88973 color

#A88973 rgb(168, 137, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88973 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (168, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 23% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 32% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#A88973 color codes

HEX	`#A88973`
RGB	`rgb(168, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 23%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 32%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 32%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.39, 8.47, 16.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.39, 18.32, 62.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.189, 27.455, 20.031)`
Decimal	`11045235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88973, 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 #A88973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #A88973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88973; }
.text { color: #a88973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88973, #a8a373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88973?: #A88973 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88973?: The RGB value is 168, 137, 115: 168 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88973?: The complementary color is #7392A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.