What color is #A6859A?

#A6859A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6859A?

The RGB value is 166, 133, 154: 166 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6859A?

The complementary color is #85A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6859A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6859A color

#A6859A rgb(166, 133, 154)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6859A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 52.2% green and 60.4% blue (166, 133, 154).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#A6859A color codes

HEX	`#A6859A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 133, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 52.2%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.17, 16.2, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.17, 17.42, 338.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.946, 27.216, 34.241)`
Decimal	`10913178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6859A, 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 #A6859A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6859A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #A6859A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6859a; }
.text { color: #a6859a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6859a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 133 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6859a, #a6858a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A6859A?: #A6859A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6859A?: The RGB value is 166, 133, 154: 166 red, 133 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6859A?: The complementary color is #85A691, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6859A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.