What color is #A69B95?

#A69B95 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 #A69B95?

The RGB value is 166, 155, 149: 166 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69B95?

The complementary color is #95A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69B95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69B95 color

#A69B95 rgb(166, 155, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69B95 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 60.8% green and 58.4% blue (166, 155, 149).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#A69B95 color codes

HEX	`#A69B95`
RGB	`rgb(166, 155, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 60.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.74, 2.95, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.74, 5.45, 57.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.872, 33.72, 33.205)`
Decimal	`10918805`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69B95, 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 #A69B95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69B95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #A69B95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69b95; }
.text { color: #a69b95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69b95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 155 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69b95, #a6a395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A69B95?: #A69B95 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 #A69B95?: The RGB value is 166, 155, 149: 166 red, 155 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69B95?: The complementary color is #95A0A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69B95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.