What color is #A2968E?

#A2968E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2968E?

The RGB value is 162, 150, 142: 162 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2968E?

The complementary color is #8E9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2968E color

#A2968E rgb(162, 150, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2968E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (162, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#A2968E color codes

HEX	`#A2968E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.88, 3, 5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.88, 6.54, 62.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.689, 31.448, 30.039)`
Decimal	`10655374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2968E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A2968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A2968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A2968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2968e; }
.text { color: #a2968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2968e, #a2a08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A2968E?: #A2968E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2968E?: The RGB value is 162, 150, 142: 162 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2968E?: The complementary color is #8E9AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.