What color is #A48F8D?

#A48F8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48F8D?

The RGB value is 164, 143, 141: 164 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48F8D?

The complementary color is #8DA2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48F8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48F8D color

#A48F8D rgb(164, 143, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48F8D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 56.1% green and 55.3% blue (164, 143, 141).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#A48F8D color codes

HEX	`#A48F8D`
RGB	`rgb(164, 143, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 56.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.19, 7.5, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.19, 8.48, 27.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.94, 29.461, 29.304)`
Decimal	`10784653`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48F8D, 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 #A48F8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48F8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A48F8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48f8d; }
.text { color: #a48f8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48f8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 143 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48f8d, #a49b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A48F8D?: #A48F8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48F8D?: The RGB value is 164, 143, 141: 164 red, 143 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48F8D?: The complementary color is #8DA2A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48F8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.