What color is #A69185?

#A69185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69185?

The RGB value is 166, 145, 133: 166 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69185?

The complementary color is #859AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69185 color

#A69185 rgb(166, 145, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69185 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.9% green and 52.2% blue (166, 145, 133).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#A69185 color codes

HEX	`#A69185`
RGB	`rgb(166, 145, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.7, 5.84, 9.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.7, 10.94, 57.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.085, 30.052, 26.402)`
Decimal	`10916229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69185, 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 #A69185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A69185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69185; }
.text { color: #a69185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 145 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69185, #a6a285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69185?: #A69185 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69185?: The RGB value is 166, 145, 133: 166 red, 145 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69185?: The complementary color is #859AA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.