What color is #A5848B?

#A5848B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5848B?

The RGB value is 165, 132, 139: 165 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5848B?

The complementary color is #84A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5848B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5848B color

#A5848B rgb(165, 132, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #A5848B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.8% green and 54.5% blue (165, 132, 139).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#A5848B color codes

HEX	`#A5848B`
RGB	`rgb(165, 132, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.8%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, 13.76, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 13.8, 4.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.428, 26.367, 28.013)`
Decimal	`10847371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5848B, 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 #A5848B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5848B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #A5848B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5848b; }
.text { color: #a5848b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5848b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 132 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5848b, #a58e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5848B?: #A5848B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5848B?: The RGB value is 165, 132, 139: 165 red, 132 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5848B?: The complementary color is #84A59E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5848B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.