What color is #A98486?

#A98486 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98486?

The RGB value is 169, 132, 134: 169 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98486?

The complementary color is #84A9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98486?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98486 color

#A98486 rgb(169, 132, 134)

Shades of red

The hex color #A98486 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51.8% green and 52.5% blue (169, 132, 134).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#A98486 color codes

HEX	`#A98486`
RGB	`rgb(169, 132, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51.8%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.66, 14.48, 4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.66, 15.13, 16.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.917, 26.66, 26.172)`
Decimal	`11109510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98486, 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 #A98486	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98486 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	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 #A98486 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98486; }
.text { color: #a98486; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98486; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 132 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98486, #a99584); }

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Questions

What color is #A98486?: #A98486 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98486?: The RGB value is 169, 132, 134: 169 red, 132 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98486?: The complementary color is #84A9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98486?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 and white text 3.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.