What color is #A8526F?

#A8526F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8526F?

The RGB value is 168, 82, 111: 168 red, 82 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8526F?

The complementary color is #52A88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8526F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8526F color

#A8526F rgb(168, 82, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8526F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 32.2% green and 43.5% blue (168, 82, 111).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 34% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 34% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#A8526F color codes

HEX	`#A8526F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 82, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 32.2%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 34%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 51%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 34%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, 38.53, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 38.53, 0.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.036, 15.509, 16.869)`
Decimal	`11031151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8526F, 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 #A8526F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8526F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #A8526F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8526f; }
.text { color: #a8526f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8526f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 82 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8526f, #a86052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A8526F?: #A8526F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8526F?: The RGB value is 168, 82, 111: 168 red, 82 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8526F?: The complementary color is #52A88B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8526F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.