What color is #A8988F?

#A8988F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8988F?

The RGB value is 168, 152, 143: 168 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8988F?

The complementary color is #8F9FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8988F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8988F color

#A8988F rgb(168, 152, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A8988F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 59.6% green and 56.1% blue (168, 152, 143).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 13% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.55:1).

#A8988F color codes

HEX	`#A8988F`
RGB	`rgb(168, 152, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 59.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 13%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.97, 4.34, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.97, 8.13, 57.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.334, 32.765, 30.602)`
Decimal	`11049103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8988F, 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 #A8988F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8988F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.55:1	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 #A8988F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8988f; }
.text { color: #a8988f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8988f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 152 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8988f, #a8a58f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A8988F?: #A8988F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8988F?: The RGB value is 168, 152, 143: 168 red, 152 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8988F?: The complementary color is #8F9FA8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8988F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.55:1 and white text 2.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.