What color is #A9968C?

#A9968C 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 #A9968C?

The RGB value is 169, 150, 140: 169 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9968C?

The complementary color is #8C9FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9968C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9968C color

#A9968C rgb(169, 150, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9968C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 58.8% green and 54.9% blue (169, 150, 140).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#A9968C color codes

HEX	`#A9968C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 150, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 58.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.46, 5.34, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.46, 9.49, 55.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.002, 32.142, 29.324)`
Decimal	`11114124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9968C, 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 #A9968C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9968C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	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 #A9968C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9968c; }
.text { color: #a9968c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9968c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 150 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9968c, #a9a48c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A9968C?: #A9968C 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 #A9968C?: The RGB value is 169, 150, 140: 169 red, 150 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9968C?: The complementary color is #8C9FA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9968C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.43:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.