What color is #A88484?

#A88484 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88484?

The RGB value is 168, 132, 132: 168 red, 132 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88484?

The complementary color is #84A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88484?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88484 color

#A88484 rgb(168, 132, 132)

Shades of red

The hex color #A88484 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.8% green and 51.8% blue (168, 132, 132).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#A88484 color codes

HEX	`#A88484`
RGB	`rgb(168, 132, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.8%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.5, 13.78, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.5, 14.76, 20.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.565, 26.494, 25.435)`
Decimal	`11043972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88484, 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 #A88484	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88484 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #A88484 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88484; }
.text { color: #a88484; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88484; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 132 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88484, #a89684); }

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Questions

What color is #A88484?: #A88484 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88484?: The RGB value is 168, 132, 132: 168 red, 132 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88484?: The complementary color is #84A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88484?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.