What color is #A48B98?

#A48B98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48B98?

The RGB value is 164, 139, 152: 164 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48B98?

The complementary color is #8BA497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48B98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48B98 color

#A48B98 rgb(164, 139, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48B98 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.5% green and 59.6% blue (164, 139, 152).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#A48B98 color codes

HEX	`#A48B98`
RGB	`rgb(164, 139, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.45, 11.7, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.45, 12.18, 343.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.209, 28.625, 33.634)`
Decimal	`10783640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48B98, 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 #A48B98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48B98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	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 #A48B98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48b98; }
.text { color: #a48b98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48b98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 139 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48b98, #a48b8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A48B98?: #A48B98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48B98?: The RGB value is 164, 139, 152: 164 red, 139 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48B98?: The complementary color is #8BA497, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48B98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.