What color is #A69898?

#A69898 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69898?

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

What is the complementary color of #A69898?

The complementary color is #98A6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69898?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69898 color

#A69898 rgb(166, 152, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69898 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#A69898 color codes

HEX	`#A69898`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.02, 5.14, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.02, 5.47, 19.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.621, 32.831, 34.318)`
Decimal	`10918040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69898, 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 #A69898	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69898 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	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 #A69898 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69898; }
.text { color: #a69898; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69898; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69898, #a69f98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69898?: #A69898 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69898?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 152: 166 red, 152 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69898?: The complementary color is #98A6A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69898?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.