What color is #A8969C?

#A8969C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8969C?

The RGB value is 168, 150, 156: 168 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8969C?

The complementary color is #96A8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8969C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8969C color

#A8969C rgb(168, 150, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8969C is a light, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 58.8% green and 61.2% blue (168, 150, 156).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#A8969C color codes

HEX	`#A8969C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 150, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 58.8%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.79, 7.71, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.79, 7.75, 354.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.055, 32.538, 35.985)`
Decimal	`11048604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8969C, 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 #A8969C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8969C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #A8969C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8969c; }
.text { color: #a8969c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8969c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 150 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8969c, #a89996); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A8969C?: #A8969C is a light, grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8969C?: The RGB value is 168, 150, 156: 168 red, 150 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8969C?: The complementary color is #96A8A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8969C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.