What color is #A88BA0?

#A88BA0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88BA0?

The RGB value is 168, 139, 160: 168 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88BA0?

The complementary color is #8BA893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88BA0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88BA0 color

#A88BA0 rgb(168, 139, 160)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88BA0 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.5% green and 62.7% blue (168, 139, 160).

Its hue angle is 317°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A88BA0 color codes

HEX	`#A88BA0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 139, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(317, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(317, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, 14.64, -6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 16.22, 334.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.726, 29.329, 37.241)`
Decimal	`11045792`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88BA0, 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 #A88BA0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88BA0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #A88BA0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88ba0; }
.text { color: #a88ba0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88ba0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 139 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88ba0, #a88b91); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88BA0?: #A88BA0 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88BA0?: The RGB value is 168, 139, 160: 168 red, 139 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88BA0?: The complementary color is #8BA893, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88BA0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.