#A78B8D Color

#A78B8D is rgb(167, 139, 141) in RGB and hsl(356, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78B8D

HEX#A78B8D

RGBrgb(167, 139, 141)

HSLhsl(356, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(356, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.3% 0.034 13.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78B8D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.12:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78B8D based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78B8D Complementary#8BA7A5 Analogous#A78B9B Analogous#A7978B Triadic#8DA78B Triadic#8B8DA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78B8D, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B2999B #BFABAC #CAB9BA #D8CBCC #E2D9DA #F0EBEB

Shades

#967376 #806063 #694F51 #513D3F #3A2C2D #231A1B

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