Information about #A86468 color

#A86468 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A86468 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 100, 104) — 65.9% red, 39.2% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 25 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A86468 reads as a softly balanced red and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Puce (#A95C68). Nearby in the Register you will also find Quickstep (#A7615F) and Aiyana (#A86272).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 100, 104) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #A86468 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A86468 color variations

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

#A86468 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A86468

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

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Coral Tree color link
Coral Tree

#AB6E67

Copper Penny color link
Copper Penny

#AD6F69

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A86468
  • RGB168, 100, 104
  • CMYK0, 27, 25, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 100, 104)
  • HSL356°, 28%, 53%
  • HSL Precise356.471°, 28.099%, 52.549%
  • HSV356°, 40%, 66%
  • HSB356°, 40%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.392, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.392, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.392, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA86468
  • DECIMAL ID11035752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01