What color is #A6A79C?

#A6A79C is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6A79C?

The RGB value is 166, 167, 156: 166 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6A79C?

The complementary color is #9D9CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6A79C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6A79C color

#A6A79C rgb(166, 167, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A6A79C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 65.5% green and 61.2% blue (166, 167, 156).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 6% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#A6A79C color codes

HEX	`#A6A79C`
RGB	`rgb(166, 167, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 65.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 6%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 7%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.13, -2.39, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.13, 6.05, 113.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.545, 38.145, 36.936)`
Decimal	`10921884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6A79C, 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 #A6A79C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6A79C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #A6A79C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6a79c; }
.text { color: #a6a79c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6a79c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 167 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6a79c, #a1a79c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6A79C?: #A6A79C is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6A79C?: The RGB value is 166, 167, 156: 166 red, 167 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6A79C?: The complementary color is #9D9CA7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6A79C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.