What color is #A88E8B?

#A88E8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A88E8B?

The RGB value is 168, 142, 139: 168 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A88E8B?

The complementary color is #8BA5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A88E8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A88E8B color

#A88E8B rgb(168, 142, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A88E8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 55.7% green and 54.5% blue (168, 142, 139).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A88E8B color codes

HEX	`#A88E8B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 142, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 55.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.25, 9.26, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.25, 10.64, 29.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.482, 29.536, 28.516)`
Decimal	`11046539`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A88E8B, 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 #A88E8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A88E8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A88E8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a88e8b; }
.text { color: #a88e8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a88e8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 142 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a88e8b, #a89d8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A88E8B?: #A88E8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A88E8B?: The RGB value is 168, 142, 139: 168 red, 142 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A88E8B?: The complementary color is #8BA5A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A88E8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.