What color is #A88A91?

#A88A91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88A91?

The RGB value is 168, 138, 145: 168 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88A91?

The complementary color is #8AA8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88A91 color

#A88A91 rgb(168, 138, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A88A91 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.1% green and 56.9% blue (168, 138, 145).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 14% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#A88A91 color codes

HEX	`#A88A91`
RGB	`rgb(168, 138, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.1%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 14%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, 12.52, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 12.53, 2.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.348, 28.547, 30.694)`
Decimal	`11045521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88A91, 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 #A88A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #A88A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88a91; }
.text { color: #a88a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 138 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88a91, #a8928a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88A91?: #A88A91 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88A91?: The RGB value is 168, 138, 145: 168 red, 138 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88A91?: The complementary color is #8AA8A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.