What color is #A68C8D?

#A68C8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68C8D?

The RGB value is 166, 140, 141: 166 red, 140 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68C8D?

The complementary color is #8CA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68C8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68C8D color

#A68C8D rgb(166, 140, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A68C8D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.9% green and 55.3% blue (166, 140, 141).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#A68C8D color codes

HEX	`#A68C8D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 140, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.59, 9.95, 3.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.59, 10.43, 17.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.912, 28.787, 29.175)`
Decimal	`10914957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68C8D, 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 #A68C8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68C8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	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 #A68C8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68c8d; }
.text { color: #a68c8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68c8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 140 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68c8d, #a6988c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A68C8D?: #A68C8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68C8D?: The RGB value is 166, 140, 141: 166 red, 140 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68C8D?: The complementary color is #8CA6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68C8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.