What color is #A28E91?

#A28E91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28E91?

The RGB value is 162, 142, 145: 162 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28E91?

The complementary color is #8EA29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28E91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28E91 color

#A28E91 rgb(162, 142, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A28E91 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.7% green and 56.9% blue (162, 142, 145).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.81:1).

#A28E91 color codes

HEX	`#A28E91`
RGB	`rgb(162, 142, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 8, 1.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 8.09, 8.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.684, 29.072, 30.83)`
Decimal	`10653329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28E91, 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 #A28E91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28E91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.81:1	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 #A28E91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28e91; }
.text { color: #a28e91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28e91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 142 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28e91, #a2958e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A28E91?: #A28E91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28E91?: The RGB value is 162, 142, 145: 162 red, 142 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28E91?: The complementary color is #8EA29F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28E91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.81:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.