What color is #A890A0?

#A890A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A890A0?

The RGB value is 168, 144, 160: 168 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A890A0?

The complementary color is #90A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A890A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A890A0 color

#A890A0 rgb(168, 144, 160)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A890A0 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 56.5% green and 62.7% blue (168, 144, 160).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 12% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#A890A0 color codes

HEX	`#A890A0`
RGB	`rgb(168, 144, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 56.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 12%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 14%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, 11.81, -5.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 12.87, 336.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.466, 30.81, 37.488)`
Decimal	`11047072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A890A0, 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 #A890A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A890A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A890A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a890a0; }
.text { color: #a890a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a890a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 144 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a890a0, #a89094); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A890A0?: #A890A0 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A890A0?: The RGB value is 168, 144, 160: 168 red, 144 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A890A0?: The complementary color is #90A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A890A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.