What color is #A68196?

#A68196 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68196?

The RGB value is 166, 129, 150: 166 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68196?

The complementary color is #81A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68196 color

#A68196 rgb(166, 129, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68196 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.6% green and 58.8% blue (166, 129, 150).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 17% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#A68196 color codes

HEX	`#A68196`
RGB	`rgb(166, 129, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 17%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 17.75, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 18.67, 341.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.081, 26.01, 32.337)`
Decimal	`10912150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68196, 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 #A68196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A68196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68196; }
.text { color: #a68196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 129 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68196, #a68184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68196?: #A68196 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68196?: The RGB value is 166, 129, 150: 166 red, 129 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68196?: The complementary color is #81A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.