What color is #A28098?

#A28098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28098?

The RGB value is 162, 128, 152: 162 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28098?

The complementary color is #80A28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28098?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28098 color

#A28098 rgb(162, 128, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A28098 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.2% green and 59.6% blue (162, 128, 152).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A28098 color codes

HEX	`#A28098`
RGB	`rgb(162, 128, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 17.22, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 18.93, 335.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.287, 25.388, 33.11)`
Decimal	`10649752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28098, 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 #A28098	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28098 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A28098 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28098; }
.text { color: #a28098; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28098; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 128 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28098, #a28087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28098?: #A28098 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28098?: The RGB value is 162, 128, 152: 162 red, 128 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28098?: The complementary color is #80A28A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28098?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.