What color is #A88980?

#A88980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88980?

The RGB value is 168, 137, 128: 168 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88980?

The complementary color is #809FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88980?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88980 color

#A88980 rgb(168, 137, 128)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A88980 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.7% green and 50.2% blue (168, 137, 128).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#A88980 color codes

HEX	`#A88980`
RGB	`rgb(168, 137, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.69, 10.34, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.69, 13.88, 41.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.991, 27.776, 24.252)`
Decimal	`11045248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88980, 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 #A88980	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88980 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #A88980 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88980; }
.text { color: #a88980; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88980; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 137 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88980, #a89d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A88980?: #A88980 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88980?: The RGB value is 168, 137, 128: 168 red, 137 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88980?: The complementary color is #809FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88980?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.