What color is #A88192?

#A88192 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 #A88192?

The RGB value is 168, 129, 146: 168 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88192?

The complementary color is #81A897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88192?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88192 color

#A88192 rgb(168, 129, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88192 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 50.6% green and 57.3% blue (168, 129, 146).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#A88192 color codes

HEX	`#A88192`
RGB	`rgb(168, 129, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 50.6%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, 17.79, -3.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 18.09, 349.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.187, 26.102, 30.689)`
Decimal	`11043218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88192, 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 #A88192	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88192 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #A88192 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88192; }
.text { color: #a88192; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88192; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 129 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88192, #a88481); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88192?: #A88192 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 #A88192?: The RGB value is 168, 129, 146: 168 red, 129 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88192?: The complementary color is #81A897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88192?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.