What color is #A69686?

#A69686 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69686?

The RGB value is 166, 150, 134: 166 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69686?

The complementary color is #8696A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69686?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69686 color

#A69686 rgb(166, 150, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69686 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.8% green and 52.5% blue (166, 150, 134).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 15% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#A69686 color codes

HEX	`#A69686`
RGB	`rgb(166, 150, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.05, 3.22, 10.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.05, 11.07, 73.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.935, 31.642, 27.027)`
Decimal	`10917510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69686, 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 #A69686	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69686 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #A69686 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69686; }
.text { color: #a69686; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69686; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 150 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69686, #a6a686); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A69686?: #A69686 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69686?: The RGB value is 166, 150, 134: 166 red, 150 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69686?: The complementary color is #8696A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69686?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.