What color is #A68090?

#A68090 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 #A68090?

The RGB value is 166, 128, 144: 166 red, 128 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68090?

The complementary color is #80A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68090?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68090 color

#A68090 rgb(166, 128, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68090 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 50.2% green and 56.5% blue (166, 128, 144).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#A68090 color codes

HEX	`#A68090`
RGB	`rgb(166, 128, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 50.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 23%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 17.26, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 17.51, 350.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.479, 25.56, 29.814)`
Decimal	`10911888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68090, 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 #A68090	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68090 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #A68090 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68090; }
.text { color: #a68090; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68090; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 128 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68090, #a68380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A68090?: #A68090 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 #A68090?: The RGB value is 166, 128, 144: 166 red, 128 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68090?: The complementary color is #80A696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68090?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.