What color is #A69880?

#A69880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69880?

The RGB value is 166, 152, 128: 166 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69880?

The complementary color is #808EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69880 color

#A69880 rgb(166, 152, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A69880 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.6% green and 50.2% blue (166, 152, 128).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 23% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A69880 color codes

HEX	`#A69880`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 23%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.44, 1.19, 14.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.44, 14.56, 85.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.85, 32.123, 24.993)`
Decimal	`10918016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69880, 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 #A69880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A69880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69880; }
.text { color: #a69880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69880, #a1a680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A69880?: #A69880 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69880?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 128: 166 red, 152 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69880?: The complementary color is #808EA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.