What color is #A8828B?

#A8828B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8828B?

The RGB value is 168, 130, 139: 168 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8828B?

The complementary color is #82A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8828B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8828B color

#A8828B rgb(168, 130, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #A8828B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51% green and 54.5% blue (168, 130, 139).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 18% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#A8828B color codes

HEX	`#A8828B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 130, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 18%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 16.04, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 16.06, 2.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.791, 26.155, 27.953)`
Decimal	`11043467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8828B, 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 #A8828B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8828B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #A8828B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8828b; }
.text { color: #a8828b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8828b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 130 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8828b, #a88c82); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A8828B?: #A8828B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8828B?: The RGB value is 168, 130, 139: 168 red, 130 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8828B?: The complementary color is #82A89F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8828B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.