What color is #A69198?

#A69198 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69198?

The RGB value is 166, 145, 152: 166 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69198?

The complementary color is #91A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69198?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69198 color

#A69198 rgb(166, 145, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69198 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 56.9% green and 59.6% blue (166, 145, 152).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A69198 color codes

HEX	`#A69198`
RGB	`rgb(166, 145, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 56.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.19, 9.05, -0.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.19, 9.09, 354.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.518, 30.625, 33.951)`
Decimal	`10916248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69198, 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 #A69198	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69198 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	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 #A69198 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69198; }
.text { color: #a69198; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69198; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 145 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69198, #a69491); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A69198?: #A69198 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69198?: The RGB value is 166, 145, 152: 166 red, 145 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69198?: The complementary color is #91A69F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69198?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.