What color is #A8848F?

#A8848F 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 #A8848F?

The RGB value is 168, 132, 143: 168 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8848F?

The complementary color is #84A89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8848F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8848F color

#A8848F rgb(168, 132, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A8848F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 51.8% green and 56.1% blue (168, 132, 143).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% 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 6.36:1).

#A8848F color codes

HEX	`#A8848F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 132, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 51.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.8, 15.57, -0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.8, 15.59, 357.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.358, 26.812, 29.61)`
Decimal	`11043983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8848F, 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 #A8848F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8848F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #A8848F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8848f; }
.text { color: #a8848f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8848f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 132 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8848f, #a88b84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8848F?: #A8848F 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 #A8848F?: The RGB value is 168, 132, 143: 168 red, 132 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8848F?: The complementary color is #84A89D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8848F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.