#A78B8B Color

#A78B8B is rgb(167, 139, 139) in RGB and hsl(0, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78B8B

HEX#A78B8B

RGBrgb(167, 139, 139)

HSLhsl(0, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(0, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.2% 0.034 18)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78B8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.13:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.71:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78B8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78B8B Complementary#8BA7A7 Analogous#A78B99 Analogous#A7998B Triadic#8BA78B Triadic#8B8BA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78B8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B29999 #BFABAB #CAB9B9 #D8CBCB #E2D9D9 #F0EBEB

Shades

#967373 #806060 #694F4F #513D3D #3A2C2C #231A1A

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