What color is #A69B92?

#A69B92 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 #A69B92?

The RGB value is 166, 155, 146: 166 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69B92?

The complementary color is #929DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69B92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69B92 color

#A69B92 rgb(166, 155, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69B92 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.8% green and 57.3% blue (166, 155, 146).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 10% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A69B92 color codes

HEX	`#A69B92`
RGB	`rgb(166, 155, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.8%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 10%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 12%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.66, 2.43, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.66, 6.62, 68.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.635, 33.625, 31.96)`
Decimal	`10918802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69B92, 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 #A69B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #A69B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69b92; }
.text { color: #a69b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 155 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69b92, #a6a592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A69B92?: #A69B92 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 #A69B92?: The RGB value is 166, 155, 146: 166 red, 155 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69B92?: The complementary color is #929DA6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69B92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.