Information about #A78E8C color

#A78E8C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A78E8C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(167, 142, 140) (65.5% red, 55.7% green, 54.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 10 / 11 / 35 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A gently muted red, #A78E8C floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Anticipation (#A88A8E). Nearby in the Register you will also find High Tea (#A18C90) and Triple Milestone (#A59591).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 142, 140)), which gives #A78E8C its character. If you plan to put text on a #A78E8C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.9:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A78E8C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A78E8C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A78E8C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A78E8C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A78E8C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A78E8C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A78E8C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#A68C97
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#8E8CA6
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9B8CA6
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Nearest named colors to #A78E8C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Triple Milestone color link
Triple Milestone

#A59591

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Hazy Lavender color link
Hazy Lavender

#A49591

Ecru Ochre color link
Ecru Ochre

#A48D83

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Half Stonewashed color link
Half Stonewashed

#9E9489

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Thatch color link
Thatch

#B1948F

Stone Terrace color link
Stone Terrace

#A09484

#A78E8C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A78E8C
  • RGB167, 142, 140
  • CMYK0, 10, 11, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 142, 140)
  • HSL4°, 13%, 60%
  • HSL Precise4.444°, 13.3%, 60.196%
  • HSV4°, 16%, 65%
  • HSB4°, 16%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.557, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.557, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.557, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA78E8C
  • DECIMAL ID10981004
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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