What color is #A88096?

#A88096 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88096?

The RGB value is 168, 128, 150: 168 red, 128 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88096?

The complementary color is #80A892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88096?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88096 color

#A88096 rgb(168, 128, 150)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88096 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 50.2% green and 58.8% blue (168, 128, 150).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 11% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#A88096 color codes

HEX	`#A88096`
RGB	`rgb(168, 128, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 50.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 11%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, 19.05, -5.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 19.92, 343.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.372, 25.966, 32.313)`
Decimal	`11042966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88096, 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 #A88096	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88096 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #A88096 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88096; }
.text { color: #a88096; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88096; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 128 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88096, #a88082); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88096?: #A88096 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88096?: The RGB value is 168, 128, 150: 168 red, 128 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88096?: The complementary color is #80A892, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88096?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.