What color is #A98388?

#A98388 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98388?

The RGB value is 169, 131, 136: 169 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98388?

The complementary color is #83A9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98388 color

#A98388 rgb(169, 131, 136)

Shades of red

The hex color #A98388 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51.4% green and 53.3% blue (169, 131, 136).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#A98388 color codes

HEX	`#A98388`
RGB	`rgb(169, 131, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51.4%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.46, 15.37, 2.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.46, 15.64, 10.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.923, 26.446, 26.869)`
Decimal	`11109256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98388, 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 #A98388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	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 #A98388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98388; }
.text { color: #a98388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 131 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98388, #a99183); }

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Questions

What color is #A98388?: #A98388 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98388?: The RGB value is 169, 131, 136: 169 red, 131 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98388?: The complementary color is #83A9A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.29:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.