What color is #A9858B?

#A9858B 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 #A9858B?

The RGB value is 169, 133, 139: 169 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9858B?

The complementary color is #85A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9858B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9858B color

#A9858B rgb(169, 133, 139)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9858B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.2% green and 54.5% blue (169, 133, 139).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% 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 6.41:1).

#A9858B color codes

HEX	`#A9858B`
RGB	`rgb(169, 133, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, 14.72, 2.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 14.86, 7.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.41, 27.075, 28.098)`
Decimal	`11109771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9858B, 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 #A9858B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9858B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A9858B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9858b; }
.text { color: #a9858b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9858b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 133 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9858b, #a99185); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9858B?: #A9858B 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 #A9858B?: The RGB value is 169, 133, 139: 169 red, 133 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9858B?: The complementary color is #85A9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9858B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.