What color is #A49698?

#A49698 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49698?

The RGB value is 164, 150, 152: 164 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49698?

The complementary color is #96A4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49698?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49698 color

#A49698 rgb(164, 150, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49698 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 58.8% green and 59.6% blue (164, 150, 152).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A49698 color codes

HEX	`#A49698`
RGB	`rgb(164, 150, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 58.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 5.51, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 5.57, 8.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.883, 31.973, 34.191)`
Decimal	`10786456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49698, 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 #A49698	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49698 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A49698 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49698; }
.text { color: #a49698; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49698; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 150 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49698, #a49b96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A49698?: #A49698 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49698?: The RGB value is 164, 150, 152: 164 red, 150 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49698?: The complementary color is #96A4A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49698?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.