What color is #A88998?

#A88998 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88998?

The RGB value is 168, 137, 152: 168 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88998?

The complementary color is #89A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88998 color

#A88998 rgb(168, 137, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88998 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 53.7% green and 59.6% blue (168, 137, 152).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 10% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#A88998 color codes

HEX	`#A88998`
RGB	`rgb(168, 137, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 53.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 10%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.32, 14.31, -3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.32, 14.74, 346.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.761, 28.484, 33.577)`
Decimal	`11045272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88998, 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 #A88998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #A88998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88998; }
.text { color: #a88998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 137 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88998, #a88a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88998?: #A88998 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88998?: The RGB value is 168, 137, 152: 168 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88998?: The complementary color is #89A899, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.