What color is #A88C82?

#A88C82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88C82?

The RGB value is 168, 140, 130: 168 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88C82?

The complementary color is #829EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88C82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88C82 color

#A88C82 rgb(168, 140, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A88C82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.9% green and 51% blue (168, 140, 130).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#A88C82 color codes

HEX	`#A88C82`
RGB	`rgb(168, 140, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.51, 8.96, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.51, 12.91, 46.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.556, 28.694, 25.096)`
Decimal	`11046018`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88C82, 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 #A88C82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88C82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #A88C82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88c82; }
.text { color: #a88c82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88c82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 140 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88c82, #a89f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A88C82?: #A88C82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88C82?: The RGB value is 168, 140, 130: 168 red, 140 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88C82?: The complementary color is #829EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88C82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.