What color is #A69F89?

#A69F89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A69F89?

The RGB value is 166, 159, 137: 166 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A69F89?

The complementary color is #8990A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A69F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A69F89 color

#A69F89 rgb(166, 159, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A69F89 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 62.4% green and 53.7% blue (166, 159, 137).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 14% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Knock on Wood (#9F9B84), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#A69F89 color codes

HEX	`#A69F89`
RGB	`rgb(166, 159, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 62.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 14%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -1.25, 12.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 12.47, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.639, 34.71, 28.642)`
Decimal	`10919817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A69F89, 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 #A69F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A69F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #A69F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a69f89; }
.text { color: #a69f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a69f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 159 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a69f89, #9fa689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A69F89?: #A69F89 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Knock on Wood. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A69F89?: The RGB value is 166, 159, 137: 166 red, 159 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A69F89?: The complementary color is #8990A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A69F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.