What color is #A68996?

#A68996 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68996?

The RGB value is 166, 137, 150: 166 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68996?

The complementary color is #89A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68996?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68996 color

#A68996 rgb(166, 137, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68996 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 53.7% green and 58.8% blue (166, 137, 150).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#A68996 color codes

HEX	`#A68996`
RGB	`rgb(166, 137, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 53.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.07, 13.21, -2.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.07, 13.5, 348.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.176, 28.201, 32.702)`
Decimal	`10914198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68996, 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 #A68996	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68996 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #A68996 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68996; }
.text { color: #a68996; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68996; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 137 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68996, #a68b89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A68996?: #A68996 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68996?: The RGB value is 166, 137, 150: 166 red, 137 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68996?: The complementary color is #89A699, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68996?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.