What color is #A48C96?

#A48C96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48C96?

The RGB value is 164, 140, 150: 164 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48C96?

The complementary color is #8CA49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48C96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48C96 color

#A48C96 rgb(164, 140, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48C96 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 54.9% green and 58.8% blue (164, 140, 150).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#A48C96 color codes

HEX	`#A48C96`
RGB	`rgb(164, 140, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 54.9%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.65, 10.77, -1.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.65, 10.95, 349.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.193, 28.851, 32.827)`
Decimal	`10783894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48C96, 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 #A48C96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48C96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	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 #A48C96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48c96; }
.text { color: #a48c96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48c96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 140 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48c96, #a48e8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A48C96?: #A48C96 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48C96?: The RGB value is 164, 140, 150: 164 red, 140 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48C96?: The complementary color is #8CA49A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48C96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.