What color is #A9858D?

#A9858D 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 #A9858D?

The RGB value is 169, 133, 141: 169 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9858D?

The complementary color is #85A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9858D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9858D color

#A9858D rgb(169, 133, 141)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9858D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 52.2% green and 55.3% blue (169, 133, 141).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 17% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#A9858D color codes

HEX	`#A9858D`
RGB	`rgb(169, 133, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 52.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 17%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 21%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.1, 15.05, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.1, 15.08, 3.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.557, 27.134, 28.875)`
Decimal	`11109773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9858D, 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 #A9858D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9858D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #A9858D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9858d; }
.text { color: #a9858d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9858d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 133 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9858d, #a98f85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A9858D?: #A9858D 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 #A9858D?: The RGB value is 169, 133, 141: 169 red, 133 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9858D?: The complementary color is #85A9A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9858D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.