What color is #A88D9B?

#A88D9B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88D9B?

The RGB value is 168, 141, 155: 168 red, 141 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88D9B?

The complementary color is #8DA89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88D9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88D9B color

#A88D9B rgb(168, 141, 155)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A88D9B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.3% green and 60.8% blue (168, 141, 155).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#A88D9B color codes

HEX	`#A88D9B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 141, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.3%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 12.59, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 13.09, 344.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.589, 29.742, 35.081)`
Decimal	`11046299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88D9B, 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 #A88D9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88D9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #A88D9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88d9b; }
.text { color: #a88d9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88d9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 141 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88d9b, #a88d8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A88D9B?: #A88D9B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88D9B?: The RGB value is 168, 141, 155: 168 red, 141 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88D9B?: The complementary color is #8DA89A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88D9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.