What color is #A88C9D?

#A88C9D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88C9D?

The RGB value is 168, 140, 157: 168 red, 140 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88C9D?

The complementary color is #8CA897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88C9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88C9D color

#A88C9D rgb(168, 140, 157)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88C9D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 54.9% green and 61.6% blue (168, 140, 157).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Voila! (#AF8BA8), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#A88C9D color codes

HEX	`#A88C9D`
RGB	`rgb(168, 140, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 54.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.23, 13.52, -5.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.23, 14.42, 339.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.612, 29.516, 35.924)`
Decimal	`11046045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88C9D, 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 #A88C9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88C9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	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 #A88C9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88c9d; }
.text { color: #a88c9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88c9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 140 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88c9d, #a88c8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A88C9D?: #A88C9D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Voila!. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88C9D?: The RGB value is 168, 140, 157: 168 red, 140 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88C9D?: The complementary color is #8CA897, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88C9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.9:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.