What color is #A28D98?

#A28D98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28D98?

The RGB value is 162, 141, 152: 162 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28D98?

The complementary color is #8DA297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28D98 color

#A28D98 rgb(162, 141, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A28D98 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (162, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

#A28D98 color codes

HEX	`#A28D98`
RGB	`rgb(162, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.78, 9.83, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.78, 10.26, 343.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.092, 28.999, 33.712)`
Decimal	`10653080`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28D98, 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 #A28D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	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 #A28D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28d98; }
.text { color: #a28d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28d98, #a28d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28D98?: #A28D98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28D98?: The RGB value is 162, 141, 152: 162 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28D98?: The complementary color is #8DA297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.8:1 and white text 3.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.