What color is #A8A096?

#A8A096 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A096?

The RGB value is 168, 160, 150: 168 red, 160 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A096?

The complementary color is #969EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A096 color

#A8A096 rgb(168, 160, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A096 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 62.7% green and 58.8% blue (168, 160, 150).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 9% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#A8A096 color codes

HEX	`#A8A096`
RGB	`rgb(168, 160, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 62.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 9%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 11%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.27, 1.12, 6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.27, 6.34, 79.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.224, 35.669, 33.93)`
Decimal	`11051158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A096, 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 #A8A096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	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 #A8A096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a096; }
.text { color: #a8a096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 160 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a096, #a7a896); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8A096?: #A8A096 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A096?: The RGB value is 168, 160, 150: 168 red, 160 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A096?: The complementary color is #969EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.13:1 and white text 2.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.