What color is #A08B8F?

#A08B8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08B8F?

The RGB value is 160, 139, 143: 160 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08B8F?

The complementary color is #8BA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08B8F color

#A08B8F rgb(160, 139, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08B8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.5% green and 56.1% blue (160, 139, 143).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#A08B8F color codes

HEX	`#A08B8F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 139, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 8.59, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 8.62, 5.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.687, 27.923, 29.86)`
Decimal	`10521487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08B8F, 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 #A08B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #A08B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08b8f; }
.text { color: #a08b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 139 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08b8f, #a0928b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A08B8F?: #A08B8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08B8F?: The RGB value is 160, 139, 143: 160 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08B8F?: The complementary color is #8BA09C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.