What color is #A88A8D?

#A88A8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88A8D?

The RGB value is 168, 138, 141: 168 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88A8D?

The complementary color is #8AA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88A8D color

#A88A8D rgb(168, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A88A8D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (168, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#A88A8D color codes

HEX	`#A88A8D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 16%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.27, 11.84, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.27, 12.14, 12.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.045, 28.426, 29.098)`
Decimal	`11045517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88A8D, 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 #A88A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #A88A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88a8d; }
.text { color: #a88a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88a8d, #a8968a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88A8D?: #A88A8D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88A8D?: The RGB value is 168, 138, 141: 168 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88A8D?: The complementary color is #8AA8A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.