What color is #A6808B?

#A6808B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6808B?

The RGB value is 166, 128, 139: 166 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6808B?

The complementary color is #80A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6808B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6808B color

#A6808B rgb(166, 128, 139)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A6808B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green and 54.5% blue (166, 128, 139).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 16% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A6808B color codes

HEX	`#A6808B`
RGB	`rgb(166, 128, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 16%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.47, 16.41, -0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.47, 16.42, 359.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.105, 25.411, 27.845)`
Decimal	`10911883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6808B, 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 #A6808B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A6808B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A6808B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6808b; }
.text { color: #a6808b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6808b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 128 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6808b, #a68880); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A6808B?: #A6808B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6808B?: The RGB value is 166, 128, 139: 166 red, 128 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6808B?: The complementary color is #80A69B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6808B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.