What color is #A698A3?

#A698A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A698A3?

The RGB value is 166, 152, 163: 166 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A698A3?

The complementary color is #98A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A698A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A698A3 color

#A698A3 rgb(166, 152, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A698A3 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 59.6% green and 63.9% blue (166, 152, 163).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 7% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 2% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#A698A3 color codes

HEX	`#A698A3`
RGB	`rgb(166, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 7%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 8%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 2%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, 7.17, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 8.15, 331.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.564, 33.208, 39.285)`
Decimal	`10918051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A698A3, 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 #A698A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A698A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #A698A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a698a3; }
.text { color: #a698a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a698a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a698a3, #a6989c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A698A3?: #A698A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A698A3?: The RGB value is 166, 152, 163: 166 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A698A3?: The complementary color is #98A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A698A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.