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#A86B6E Color

#A86B6E is rgb(168, 107, 110) in RGB, hsl(357, 26%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Rose (#996666), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A86B6E
HEX#A86B6E
RGBrgb(168, 107, 110)
HSLhsl(357, 26%, 54%)
HSVhsv(357, 36%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.078 16.5)
LABlab(52.06% 25.33 9.03)
LCHlch(52.06% 26.89 19.62)

What #A86B6E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A86B6E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Copper Rose#996666ΔE 5.31Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 5.33Rose Gold#B76E79ΔE 6.44Turkish Rose#B57281ΔE 7.47Old Rose#C08081ΔE 8.39Rose Dust#9E5E6FΔE 8.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A86B6E Channel Values

How #A86B6E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 107 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 357° · S 26% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 357° · S 36% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 35% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.21:1 vs white · 4.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A86B6E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A86B6E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A86B6E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A86B6E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A86B6E
Complementary
#6BA8A5
Analogous
#A86B8D
Analogous
#A8876B
Triadic
#6EA86B
Triadic
#6B6EA8
Split comp.
#6BA887
Split comp.
#6B8DA8

Tints & Shades of #A86B6E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B47E81
#C19597
#CCA8AA
#D7BCBD
#E3CFD0
#F0E5E6

Shades

#97595C
#814B4E
#6A3E40
#502F31
#3A2223
#231515

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A86B6E.

How #A86B6E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A86B6E
Protanopia#78786E
Protanomaly#8E736E
Deuteranopia#83836C
Deuteranomaly#937A6D
Tritanopia#A86B6B
Tritanomaly#A86B6C
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A86B6E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a86b6e: #A86B6E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A86B6E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a86b6e': '#A86B6E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.420, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_a86b6e">#A86B6E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A86B6E"

More Red Colors

#A86B6E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A86B6E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A86B6E?

#A86B6E is a mid-tone red — rgb(168, 107, 110) in RGB and hsl(357, 26%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Rose (#996666), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #A86B6E?

#A86B6E is rgb(168, 107, 110) — red 168, green 107, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A86B6E?

#A86B6E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A86B6E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A86B6E scores 4.21:1 against white and 4.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A86B6E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A86B6E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.22, which is visibly different.

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