What color is #A98280?

#A98280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98280?

The RGB value is 169, 130, 128: 169 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98280?

The complementary color is #80A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98280 color

#A98280 rgb(169, 130, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A98280 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (169, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 24% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Dusty Duchess (#B18377), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#A98280 color codes

HEX	`#A98280`
RGB	`rgb(169, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 24%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58, 14.68, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58, 16.21, 25.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.241, 25.96, 23.941)`
Decimal	`11108992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98280, 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 #A98280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	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 #A98280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98280; }
.text { color: #a98280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98280, #a99680); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A98280?: #A98280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Dusty Duchess. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98280?: The RGB value is 169, 130, 128: 169 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98280?: The complementary color is #80A7A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.19:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.