What color is #A28E97?

#A28E97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28E97?

The RGB value is 162, 142, 151: 162 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28E97?

The complementary color is #8EA299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28E97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28E97 color

#A28E97 rgb(162, 142, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A28E97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.7% green and 59.2% blue (162, 142, 151).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A28E97 color codes

HEX	`#A28E97`
RGB	`rgb(162, 142, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 9.08, -2.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 9.3, 347.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.159, 29.262, 33.332)`
Decimal	`10653335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28E97, 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 #A28E97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28E97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A28E97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28e97; }
.text { color: #a28e97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28e97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 142 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28e97, #a28f8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A28E97?: #A28E97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28E97?: The RGB value is 162, 142, 151: 162 red, 142 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28E97?: The complementary color is #8EA299, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28E97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.