What color is #A48B8A?

#A48B8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48B8A?

The RGB value is 164, 139, 138: 164 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48B8A?

The complementary color is #8AA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48B8A color

#A48B8A rgb(164, 139, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48B8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.5% green and 54.1% blue (164, 139, 138).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#A48B8A color codes

HEX	`#A48B8A`
RGB	`rgb(164, 139, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.06, 9.25, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.06, 10.09, 23.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.13, 28.194, 27.947)`
Decimal	`10783626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48B8A, 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 #A48B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #A48B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48b8a; }
.text { color: #a48b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 139 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48b8a, #a4988a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A48B8A?: #A48B8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48B8A?: The RGB value is 164, 139, 138: 164 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48B8A?: The complementary color is #8AA3A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.