#A78D8B Color

#A78D8B is rgb(167, 141, 139) in RGB and hsl(4, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78D8B

HEX#A78D8B

RGBrgb(167, 141, 139)

HSLhsl(4, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(4, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.032 23.2)

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

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78D8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.08:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.83:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78D8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78D8B Complementary#8BA5A7 Analogous#A78B97 Analogous#A79B8B Triadic#8BA78D Triadic#8D8BA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78D8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B29B99 #BFACAB #CABAB9 #D8CCCB #E2DAD9 #F0EBEB

Shades

#967673 #806360 #69514F #513F3D #3A2D2C #231B1A

Use #A78D8B in Our Tools

Hex to RGB Hex to HSL Hex to CMYK Hex to Pantone RGBA to Hex