What color is #A8968A?

#A8968A 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 #A8968A?

The RGB value is 168, 150, 138: 168 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8968A?

The complementary color is #8A9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8968A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8968A color

#A8968A rgb(168, 150, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8968A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.8% green and 54.1% blue (168, 150, 138).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#A8968A color codes

HEX	`#A8968A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 150, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.32, 4.63, 8.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.32, 9.91, 62.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.642, 31.973, 28.544)`
Decimal	`11048586`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8968A, 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 #A8968A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8968A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	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 #A8968A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8968a; }
.text { color: #a8968a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8968a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 150 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8968a, #a8a58a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A8968A?: #A8968A 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 #A8968A?: The RGB value is 168, 150, 138: 168 red, 150 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8968A?: The complementary color is #8A9CA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8968A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.