What color is #A28F8A?

#A28F8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28F8A?

The RGB value is 162, 143, 138: 162 red, 143 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28F8A?

The complementary color is #8A9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28F8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28F8A color

#A28F8A rgb(162, 143, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A28F8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.1% green and 54.1% blue (162, 143, 138).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#A28F8A color codes

HEX	`#A28F8A`
RGB	`rgb(162, 143, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.1%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.92, 6.23, 5.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.92, 8.15, 40.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.31, 29.162, 28.125)`
Decimal	`10653578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28F8A, 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 #A28F8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28F8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #A28F8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28f8a; }
.text { color: #a28f8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28f8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 143 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28f8a, #a29b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A28F8A?: #A28F8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28F8A?: The RGB value is 162, 143, 138: 162 red, 143 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28F8A?: The complementary color is #8A9DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28F8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.