#a68c72

Color #a68c72

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 16.06 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a68c72

RGB

rgb(166, 140, 114)

HSL

hsl(30, 22.6%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 31.3%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 31.3%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(59.96, 5.84, 17.55)

LCH

lch(59.96, 18.5, 71.59)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.0485, 66.82)

HWB

hwb(30, 44.7%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#728ca6

Analogous

#a67272

#a68c72

#a6a672

Triadic

#a68c72

#72a68c

#8c72a6

Split-complementary

#a68c72

#72a6a6

#7272a6

Tetradic

#a68c72

#8ca672

#728ca6

#8c72a6

Square

#a68c72

#72a672

#728ca6

#a672a6

Shades

Color #a68c72 mixed toward black.

#8f755a

#725d48

#564636

#392f24

#1d1712

Tints

Color #a68c72 mixed toward white.

#b59f8a

#c4b2a1

#d2c5b9

#e1d9d0

#f0ece8

Tones

Color #a68c72 mixed toward gray.

#a28c76

#9d8c7b

#998c7f

#958c83

#908c88

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.62:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9b9b79 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#9d9f7b · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#a57e7f · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a68c72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a68c72]

Related colors

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Peru #cd853f

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#a68c72 (#a68c72) is rgb(166, 140, 114) in RGB.

No, #a68c72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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