What color is #A28498?

#A28498 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28498?

The RGB value is 162, 132, 152: 162 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28498?

The complementary color is #84A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28498 color

#A28498 rgb(162, 132, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A28498 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 51.8% green and 59.6% blue (162, 132, 152).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#A28498 color codes

HEX	`#A28498`
RGB	`rgb(162, 132, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 51.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 14.94, -6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 16.23, 336.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.819, 26.452, 33.287)`
Decimal	`10650776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28498, 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 #A28498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #A28498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28498; }
.text { color: #a28498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 132 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28498, #a28489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28498?: #A28498 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28498?: The RGB value is 162, 132, 152: 162 red, 132 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28498?: The complementary color is #84A28E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.