What color is #A6998B?

#A6998B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6998B?

The RGB value is 166, 153, 139: 166 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6998B?

The complementary color is #8B98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6998B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6998B color

#A6998B rgb(166, 153, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6998B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60% green and 54.5% blue (166, 153, 139).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A6998B color codes

HEX	`#A6998B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 153, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.96, 2.36, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.96, 9.39, 75.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.777, 32.754, 29.069)`
Decimal	`10918283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6998B, 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 #A6998B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6998B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A6998B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6998b; }
.text { color: #a6998b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6998b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 153 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6998b, #a6a68b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A6998B?: #A6998B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6998B?: The RGB value is 166, 153, 139: 166 red, 153 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6998B?: The complementary color is #8B98A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6998B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.