What color is #A28184?

#A28184 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28184?

The RGB value is 162, 129, 132: 162 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28184?

The complementary color is #81A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28184?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28184 color

#A28184 rgb(162, 129, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #A28184 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.6% green and 51.8% blue (162, 129, 132).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#A28184 color codes

HEX	`#A28184`
RGB	`rgb(162, 129, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.6%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 13.16, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 13.54, 13.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.915, 25.049, 25.242)`
Decimal	`10649988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28184, 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 #A28184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #A28184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28184; }
.text { color: #a28184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 129 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28184, #a28e81); }

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Questions

What color is #A28184?: #A28184 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28184?: The RGB value is 162, 129, 132: 162 red, 129 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28184?: The complementary color is #81A29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28184?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.