What color is #A48282?

#A48282 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48282?

The RGB value is 164, 130, 130: 164 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48282?

The complementary color is #82A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48282 color

#A48282 rgb(164, 130, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #A48282 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51% green and 51% blue (164, 130, 130).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#A48282 color codes

HEX	`#A48282`
RGB	`rgb(164, 130, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.53, 13.04, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.53, 13.96, 20.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.322, 25.471, 24.592)`
Decimal	`10781314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48282, 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 #A48282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #A48282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48282; }
.text { color: #a48282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 130 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48282, #a49382); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48282?: #A48282 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48282?: The RGB value is 164, 130, 130: 164 red, 130 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48282?: The complementary color is #82A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.