#a68a73

Color #a68a73

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.46 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#a68a73

RGB

rgb(166, 138, 115)

HSL

hsl(27.1, 22.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.1, 30.7%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 30.7%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(59.46, 7.1, 16.29)

LCH

lch(59.46, 17.77, 66.45)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.0474, 61.22)

HWB

hwb(27.1, 45.1%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#738fa6

Analogous

#a67375

#a68a73

#a6a473

Triadic

#a68a73

#73a68a

#8a73a6

Split-complementary

#a68a73

#73a6a4

#7375a6

Tetradic

#a68a73

#8fa673

#738fa6

#8a73a6

Square

#a68a73

#75a673

#738fa6

#a473a6

Shades

Color #a68a73 mixed toward black.

#8f735b

#735c49

#564537

#392e24

#1d1712

Tints

Color #a68a73 mixed toward white.

#b59e8a

#c4b1a2

#d3c5b9

#e1d8d0

#f0ece8

Tones

Color #a68a73 mixed toward gray.

#a28a77

#9e8b7b

#998b80

#958c84

#918c88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9a79 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#9c9e7a · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#a57e7f · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 13.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a68a73;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68a73]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Seashell #fff5ee

Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#a68a73 (#a68a73) is rgb(166, 138, 115) in RGB.

No, #a68a73 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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