What color is #A98290?

#A98290 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98290?

The RGB value is 169, 130, 144: 169 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98290?

The complementary color is #82A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98290?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98290 color

#A98290 rgb(169, 130, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A98290 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51% green and 56.5% blue (169, 130, 144).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 15% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#A98290 color codes

HEX	`#A98290`
RGB	`rgb(169, 130, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 23%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 15%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.43, 17.25, -1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.43, 17.34, 354.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.379, 26.415, 29.931)`
Decimal	`11109008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98290, 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 #A98290	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98290 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #A98290 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98290; }
.text { color: #a98290; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98290; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 130 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98290, #a98782); }

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Questions

What color is #A98290?: #A98290 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98290?: The RGB value is 169, 130, 144: 169 red, 130 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98290?: The complementary color is #82A99B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98290?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.