What color is #A88E74?

#A88E74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88E74?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 116: 168 red, 142 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88E74?

The complementary color is #748EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88E74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88E74 color

#A88E74 rgb(168, 142, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88E74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 45.5% blue (168, 142, 116).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 31% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Bakery Brown (#AB9078), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#A88E74 color codes

HEX	`#A88E74`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.72, 5.81, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.72, 18.44, 71.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.974, 28.933, 20.578)`
Decimal	`11046516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88E74, 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 #A88E74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88E74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	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 #A88E74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88e74; }
.text { color: #a88e74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88e74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88e74, #a8a874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88E74?: #A88E74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bakery Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88E74?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 116: 168 red, 142 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88E74?: The complementary color is #748EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88E74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.79:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.