What color is #A6978D?

#A6978D 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 #A6978D?

The RGB value is 166, 151, 141: 166 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6978D?

The complementary color is #8D9CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6978D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6978D color

#A6978D rgb(166, 151, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6978D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.2% green and 55.3% blue (166, 151, 141).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#A6978D color codes

HEX	`#A6978D`
RGB	`rgb(166, 151, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.48, 3.8, 7.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.48, 8.2, 62.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.6, 32.164, 29.738)`
Decimal	`10917773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6978D, 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 #A6978D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6978D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #A6978D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6978d; }
.text { color: #a6978d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6978d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 151 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6978d, #a6a48d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A6978D?: #A6978D 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 #A6978D?: The RGB value is 166, 151, 141: 166 red, 151 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6978D?: The complementary color is #8D9CA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6978D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.