What color is #A88794?

#A88794 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 #A88794?

The RGB value is 168, 135, 148: 168 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88794?

The complementary color is #87A89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88794 color

#A88794 rgb(168, 135, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88794 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (168, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 16% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#A88794 color codes

HEX	`#A88794`
RGB	`rgb(168, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 16%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, 14.73, -2.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 14.89, 351.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.157, 27.792, 31.787)`
Decimal	`11044756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88794, 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 #A88794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #A88794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88794; }
.text { color: #a88794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88794, #a88b87); }

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Questions

What color is #A88794?: #A88794 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 #A88794?: The RGB value is 168, 135, 148: 168 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88794?: The complementary color is #87A89B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.