What color is #A8495D?

#A8495D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8495D?

The RGB value is 168, 73, 93: 168 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8495D?

The complementary color is #49A894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8495D color

#A8495D rgb(168, 73, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #A8495D is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (168, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 39% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 45% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#A8495D color codes

HEX	`#A8495D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 39%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 57%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 45%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 41, 7.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 41.73, 10.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.508, 13.882, 11.953)`
Decimal	`11028829`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8495D, 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 #A8495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	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 #A8495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8495d; }
.text { color: #a8495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8495d, #a86449); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A8495D?: #A8495D is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8495D?: The RGB value is 168, 73, 93: 168 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8495D?: The complementary color is #49A894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.