What color is #A9848D?

#A9848D 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 #A9848D?

The RGB value is 169, 132, 141: 169 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9848D?

The complementary color is #84A9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9848D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9848D color

#A9848D rgb(169, 132, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9848D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 51.8% green and 55.3% blue (169, 132, 141).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 18% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#A9848D color codes

HEX	`#A9848D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 132, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 51.8%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 18%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 22%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.85, 15.62, 0.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.85, 15.63, 2.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.421, 26.862, 28.829)`
Decimal	`11109517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9848D, 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 #A9848D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9848D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #A9848D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9848d; }
.text { color: #a9848d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9848d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 132 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9848d, #a98e84); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9848D?: #A9848D 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 #A9848D?: The RGB value is 169, 132, 141: 169 red, 132 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9848D?: The complementary color is #84A9A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9848D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.