#A78E8B Color

#A78E8B is rgb(167, 142, 139) in RGB and hsl(6, 14%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#A78E8B

HEX#A78E8B

RGBrgb(167, 142, 139)

HSLhsl(6, 14%, 60%)

HSVhsv(6, 17%, 65%)

OKLCHoklch(66.9% 0.031 26)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 35%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A78E8B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.05:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.89:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A78E8B based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A78E8B Complementary#8BA4A7 Analogous#A78B96 Analogous#A79C8B Triadic#8BA78E Triadic#8E8BA7

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A78E8B, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B29C99 #BFADAB #CABBB9 #D8CCCB #E2DAD9 #F0EBEB

Shades

#967773 #806460 #69524F #513F3D #3A2D2C #231B1A

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