What color is #A08A90?

#A08A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08A90?

The RGB value is 160, 138, 144: 160 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08A90?

The complementary color is #8AA09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08A90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08A90 color

#A08A90 rgb(160, 138, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08A90 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.1% green and 56.5% blue (160, 138, 144).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 10% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#A08A90 color codes

HEX	`#A08A90`
RGB	`rgb(160, 138, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 10%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.58, 9.33, -0.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.58, 9.33, 359.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.619, 27.665, 30.212)`
Decimal	`10521232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08A90, 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 #A08A90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08A90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #A08A90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08a90; }
.text { color: #a08a90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08a90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 138 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08a90, #a08f8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A08A90?: #A08A90 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08A90?: The RGB value is 160, 138, 144: 160 red, 138 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08A90?: The complementary color is #8AA09A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08A90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.