What color is #A69EA7?

#A69EA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69EA7?

The RGB value is 166, 158, 167: 166 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69EA7?

The complementary color is #9FA79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69EA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69EA7 color

#A69EA7 rgb(166, 158, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69EA7 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62% green and 65.5% blue (166, 158, 167).

Its hue angle is 293°, with 5% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#A69EA7 color codes

HEX	`#A69EA7`
RGB	`rgb(166, 158, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(293, 5%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(293, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 5%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.02, 4.59, -3.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.02, 5.86, 321.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.927, 35.351, 41.535)`
Decimal	`10919591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69EA7, 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 #A69EA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69EA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	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 #A69EA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69ea7; }
.text { color: #a69ea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69ea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 158 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69ea7, #a79ea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A69EA7?: #A69EA7 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69EA7?: The RGB value is 166, 158, 167: 166 red, 158 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69EA7?: The complementary color is #9FA79E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69EA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.07:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.