What color is #A8898E?

#A8898E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8898E?

The RGB value is 168, 137, 142: 168 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8898E?

The complementary color is #89A8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8898E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8898E color

#A8898E rgb(168, 137, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8898E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.7% green and 55.7% blue (168, 137, 142).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A8898E color codes

HEX	`#A8898E`
RGB	`rgb(168, 137, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.04, 12.58, 1.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.04, 12.7, 8.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.977, 28.17, 29.444)`
Decimal	`11045262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8898E, 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 #A8898E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A8898E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A8898E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8898e; }
.text { color: #a8898e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8898e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 137 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8898e, #a89389); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8898E?: #A8898E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8898E?: The RGB value is 168, 137, 142: 168 red, 137 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8898E?: The complementary color is #89A8A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8898E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.