What color is #A69690?

#A69690 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69690?

The RGB value is 166, 150, 144: 166 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69690?

The complementary color is #90A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69690?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69690 color

#A69690 rgb(166, 150, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69690 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 58.8% green and 56.5% blue (166, 150, 144).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 11% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A69690 color codes

HEX	`#A69690`
RGB	`rgb(166, 150, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 58.8%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 11%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.29, 4.86, 5.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.29, 7.2, 47.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.666, 31.934, 30.876)`
Decimal	`10917520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69690, 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 #A69690	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69690 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A69690 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69690; }
.text { color: #a69690; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69690; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 150 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69690, #a6a190); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69690?: #A69690 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69690?: The RGB value is 166, 150, 144: 166 red, 150 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69690?: The complementary color is #90A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69690?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.