What color is #A8A69C?

#A8A69C is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8A69C?

The RGB value is 168, 166, 156: 168 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8A69C?

The complementary color is #9C9EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8A69C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8A69C color

#A8A69C rgb(168, 166, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8A69C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 65.1% green and 61.2% blue (168, 166, 156).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 6% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

#A8A69C color codes

HEX	`#A8A69C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 166, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 65.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 6%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 7%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.02, -1.11, 5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.02, 5.54, 101.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.785, 37.998, 36.895)`
Decimal	`11052700`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8A69C, 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 #A8A69C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8A69C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	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 #A8A69C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8a69c; }
.text { color: #a8a69c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8a69c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 166 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8a69c, #a4a89c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8A69C?: #A8A69C is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8A69C?: The RGB value is 168, 166, 156: 168 red, 166 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8A69C?: The complementary color is #9C9EA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8A69C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.6:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.