What color is #A88392?

#A88392 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 #A88392?

The RGB value is 168, 131, 146: 168 red, 131 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88392?

The complementary color is #83A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88392?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88392 color

#A88392 rgb(168, 131, 146)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88392 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.4% green and 57.3% blue (168, 131, 146).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#A88392 color codes

HEX	`#A88392`
RGB	`rgb(168, 131, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.63, 16.65, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.63, 16.85, 351.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.453, 26.634, 30.778)`
Decimal	`11043730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88392, 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 #A88392	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88392 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #A88392 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88392; }
.text { color: #a88392; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88392; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 131 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88392, #a88683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88392?: #A88392 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 #A88392?: The RGB value is 168, 131, 146: 168 red, 131 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88392?: The complementary color is #83A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88392?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.