What color is #A8928C?

#A8928C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8928C?

The RGB value is 168, 146, 140: 168 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8928C?

The complementary color is #8CA2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8928C?

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.

#A8928C color

#A8928C rgb(168, 146, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8928C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 57.3% green and 54.9% blue (168, 146, 140).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 14% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A8928C color codes

HEX	`#A8928C`
RGB	`rgb(168, 146, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 57.3%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 14%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 17%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.32, 7.19, 6.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.32, 9.49, 40.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.161, 30.777, 29.105)`
Decimal	`11047564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8928C, 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 #A8928C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8928C 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 #A8928C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8928c; }
.text { color: #a8928c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8928c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 146 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8928c, #a8a08c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A8928C?: #A8928C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8928C?: The RGB value is 168, 146, 140: 168 red, 146 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8928C?: The complementary color is #8CA2A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8928C?: 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.