What color is #A48C88?

#A48C88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48C88?

The RGB value is 164, 140, 136: 164 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48C88?

The complementary color is #88A0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48C88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48C88 color

#A48C88 rgb(164, 140, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48C88 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.9% green and 53.3% blue (164, 140, 136).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#A48C88 color codes

HEX	`#A48C88`
RGB	`rgb(164, 140, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, 8.35, 5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 9.99, 33.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.132, 28.427, 27.24)`
Decimal	`10783880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48C88, 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 #A48C88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48C88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #A48C88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48c88; }
.text { color: #a48c88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48c88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 140 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48c88, #a49a88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A48C88?: #A48C88 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48C88?: The RGB value is 164, 140, 136: 164 red, 140 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48C88?: The complementary color is #88A0A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48C88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.