What color is #A69596?

#A69596 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69596?

The RGB value is 166, 149, 150: 166 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69596?

The complementary color is #95A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69596?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69596 color

#A69596 rgb(166, 149, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69596 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.4% green and 58.8% blue (166, 149, 150).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#A69596 color codes

HEX	`#A69596`
RGB	`rgb(166, 149, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58.4%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.18, 6.46, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.18, 6.7, 15.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.978, 31.804, 33.303)`
Decimal	`10917270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69596, 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 #A69596	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69596 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	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 #A69596 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69596; }
.text { color: #a69596; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69596; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 149 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69596, #a69d95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69596?: #A69596 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69596?: The RGB value is 166, 149, 150: 166 red, 149 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69596?: The complementary color is #95A6A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69596?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.36:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.