What color is #A88C7E?

#A88C7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88C7E?

The RGB value is 168, 140, 126: 168 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88C7E?

The complementary color is #7E9AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88C7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88C7E color

#A88C7E rgb(168, 140, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88C7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.9% green and 49.4% blue (168, 140, 126).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 25% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#A88C7E color codes

HEX	`#A88C7E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 140, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.9%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 25%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 25%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.42, 8.35, 11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.42, 14.16, 53.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.293, 28.588, 23.71)`
Decimal	`11046014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88C7E, 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 #A88C7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88C7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #A88C7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88c7e; }
.text { color: #a88c7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88c7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 140 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88c7e, #a8a17e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88C7E?: #A88C7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88C7E?: The RGB value is 168, 140, 126: 168 red, 140 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88C7E?: The complementary color is #7E9AA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88C7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.