What color is #A88788?

#A88788 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88788?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 136: 168 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88788?

The complementary color is #87A8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88788 color

#A88788 rgb(168, 135, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #A88788 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 53.3% blue (168, 135, 136).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#A88788 color codes

HEX	`#A88788`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.37, 12.72, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.37, 13.41, 18.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.256, 27.431, 27.041)`
Decimal	`11044744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88788, 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 #A88788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #A88788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88788; }
.text { color: #a88788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88788, #a89787); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88788?: #A88788 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88788?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 136: 168 red, 135 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88788?: The complementary color is #87A8A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 and white text 3.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.