#A8837C

A medium, muted red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #A8837C

Visually, #A8837C is defined as a muted red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Rosybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 131, and 124.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 26% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 9.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8837C
RGB168, 131, 124
HSL9.5°, 20.2%, 57.3%
CMYK0%, 22%, 26%, 34%
HSV9.5°, 26.2%, 65.9%
LAB58.0, 13.1, 9.2
XYZ27.9, 26.0, 22.6
Decimal11043708

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.39:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.20:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.27:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8837C; }
.text-color { color: #A8837C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8837C; }

Similar Colors

Rosybrown
#BC8F8F