What color is #A5968A?

#A5968A 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 #A5968A?

The RGB value is 165, 150, 138: 165 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5968A?

The complementary color is #8A99A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5968A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5968A color

#A5968A rgb(165, 150, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5968A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.8% green and 54.1% blue (165, 150, 138).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A5968A color codes

HEX	`#A5968A`
RGB	`rgb(165, 150, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 3.48, 8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 9.03, 67.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.011, 31.648, 28.515)`
Decimal	`10851978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5968A, 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 #A5968A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5968A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A5968A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5968a; }
.text { color: #a5968a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5968a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 150 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5968a, #a5a48a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A5968A?: #A5968A 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 #A5968A?: The RGB value is 165, 150, 138: 165 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5968A?: The complementary color is #8A99A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5968A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.