What color is #A68C9A?

#A68C9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68C9A?

The RGB value is 166, 140, 154: 166 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68C9A?

The complementary color is #8CA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68C9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68C9A color

#A68C9A rgb(166, 140, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A68C9A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.9% green and 60.4% blue (166, 140, 154).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A68C9A color codes

HEX	`#A68C9A`
RGB	`rgb(166, 140, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.9%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.96, 12.23, -3.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.96, 12.8, 342.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.936, 29.197, 34.572)`
Decimal	`10914970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68C9A, 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 #A68C9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68C9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #A68C9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68c9a; }
.text { color: #a68c9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68c9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 140 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68c9a, #a68c8d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A68C9A?: #A68C9A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68C9A?: The RGB value is 166, 140, 154: 166 red, 140 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68C9A?: The complementary color is #8CA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68C9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.