What color is #A08295?

#A08295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08295?

The RGB value is 160, 130, 149: 160 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08295?

The complementary color is #82A08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08295 color

#A08295 rgb(160, 130, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A08295 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 51% green and 58.4% blue (160, 130, 149).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 7% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#A08295 color codes

HEX	`#A08295`
RGB	`rgb(160, 130, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 51%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 7%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, 14.79, -5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 15.9, 338.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.904, 25.61, 31.901)`
Decimal	`10519189`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08295, 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 #A08295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A08295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08295; }
.text { color: #a08295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 130 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08295, #a08286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A08295?: #A08295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08295?: The RGB value is 160, 130, 149: 160 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08295?: The complementary color is #82A08D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.