#A78C8B Color

#A78C8B is rgb(167, 140, 139) in RGB and hsl(2, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78C8B

HEX#A78C8B

RGBrgb(167, 140, 139)

HSLhsl(2, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(2, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.4% 0.033 20.5)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78C8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

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

TextBlack text6.77:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78C8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78C8B Complementary#8BA6A7 Analogous#A78B98 Analogous#A79A8B Triadic#8BA78C Triadic#8C8BA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78C8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B29A99 #BFABAB #CABAB9 #D8CBCB #E2DAD9 #F0EBEB

Shades

#967573 #806260 #69504F #513E3D #3A2C2C #231B1A

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