What color is #A6A39E?

#A6A39E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A39E?

The RGB value is 166, 163, 158: 166 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A39E?

The complementary color is #9EA1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A39E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A39E color

#A6A39E rgb(166, 163, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A39E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 63.9% green and 62% blue (166, 163, 158).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 4% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 5% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#A6A39E color codes

HEX	`#A6A39E`
RGB	`rgb(166, 163, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 63.9%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 4%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 5%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 5%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.1, 0.15, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.1, 2.98, 87.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.994, 36.77, 37.595)`
Decimal	`10920862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A39E, 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 #A6A39E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A39E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	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 #A6A39E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a39e; }
.text { color: #a6a39e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a39e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 163 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a39e, #a5a69e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A6A39E?: #A6A39E is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A39E?: The RGB value is 166, 163, 158: 166 red, 163 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A39E?: The complementary color is #9EA1A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A39E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 and white text 2.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.