What color is #A88F74?

#A88F74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88F74?

The RGB value is 168, 143, 116: 168 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88F74?

The complementary color is #748DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88F74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88F74 color

#A88F74 rgb(168, 143, 116)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88F74 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.1% green and 45.5% blue (168, 143, 116).

Its hue angle is 31°, 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 Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A88F74 color codes

HEX	`#A88F74`
RGB	`rgb(168, 143, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 23%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 31%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 31%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, 5.25, 17.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 18.62, 73.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.124, 29.232, 20.628)`
Decimal	`11046772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88F74, 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 #A88F74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88F74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A88F74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88f74; }
.text { color: #a88f74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88f74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 143 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88f74, #a7a874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88F74?: #A88F74 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88F74?: The RGB value is 168, 143, 116: 168 red, 143 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88F74?: The complementary color is #748DA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88F74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.