What color is #A6928E?

#A6928E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6928E?

The RGB value is 166, 146, 142: 166 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6928E?

The complementary color is #8EA2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6928E?

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.

#A6928E color

#A6928E rgb(166, 146, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6928E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 57.3% green and 55.7% blue (166, 146, 142).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A6928E color codes

HEX	`#A6928E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 146, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 57.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 14%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.18, 6.75, 4.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.18, 8.31, 35.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.887, 30.618, 29.869)`
Decimal	`10916494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6928E, 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 #A6928E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6928E 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 #A6928E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6928e; }
.text { color: #a6928e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6928e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 146 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6928e, #a69e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A6928E?: #A6928E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6928E?: The RGB value is 166, 146, 142: 166 red, 146 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6928E?: The complementary color is #8EA2A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6928E?: 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.