What color is #A08591?

#A08591 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08591?

The RGB value is 160, 133, 145: 160 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08591?

The complementary color is #85A094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08591?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08591 color

#A08591 rgb(160, 133, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08591 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 52.2% green and 56.9% blue (160, 133, 145).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 9% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#A08591 color codes

HEX	`#A08591`
RGB	`rgb(160, 133, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 52.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 9%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.31, 12.35, -2.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.31, 12.61, 348.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.995, 26.294, 30.383)`
Decimal	`10519953`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08591, 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 #A08591	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08591 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A08591 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08591; }
.text { color: #a08591; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08591; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 133 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08591, #a08785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A08591?: #A08591 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08591?: The RGB value is 160, 133, 145: 160 red, 133 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08591?: The complementary color is #85A094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08591?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.