What color is #A08B9B?

#A08B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A08B9B?

The RGB value is 160, 139, 155: 160 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A08B9B?

The complementary color is #8BA090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A08B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A08B9B color

#A08B9B rgb(160, 139, 155)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A08B9B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 54.5% green and 60.8% blue (160, 139, 155).

Its hue angle is 314°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 3% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#A08B9B color codes

HEX	`#A08B9B`
RGB	`rgb(160, 139, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 54.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(314, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(314, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 3%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.16, 10.79, -5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.16, 12.14, 332.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.646, 28.306, 34.906)`
Decimal	`10521499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A08B9B, 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 #A08B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A08B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	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 #A08B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a08b9b; }
.text { color: #a08b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 139 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a08b9b, #a08b90); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A08B9B?: #A08B9B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A08B9B?: The RGB value is 160, 139, 155: 160 red, 139 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A08B9B?: The complementary color is #8BA090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A08B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.