What color is #A68A98?

#A68A98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A68A98?

The RGB value is 166, 138, 152: 166 red, 138 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A68A98?

The complementary color is #8AA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A68A98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A68A98 color

#A68A98 rgb(166, 138, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A68A98 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 54.1% green and 59.6% blue (166, 138, 152).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A68A98 color codes

HEX	`#A68A98`
RGB	`rgb(166, 138, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 54.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 13, -3.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 13.46, 345.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.481, 28.552, 33.605)`
Decimal	`10914456`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A68A98, 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 #A68A98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A68A98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #A68A98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a68a98; }
.text { color: #a68a98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a68a98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 138 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a68a98, #a68a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A68A98?: #A68A98 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A68A98?: The RGB value is 166, 138, 152: 166 red, 138 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A68A98?: The complementary color is #8AA698, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A68A98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.