What color is #A9888A?

#A9888A 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 #A9888A?

The RGB value is 169, 136, 138: 169 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9888A?

The complementary color is #88A9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9888A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9888A color

#A9888A rgb(169, 136, 138)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9888A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.3% green and 54.1% blue (169, 136, 138).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#A9888A color codes

HEX	`#A9888A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 136, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.3%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.78, 12.86, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.78, 13.38, 16.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.754, 27.879, 27.854)`
Decimal	`11110538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9888A, 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 #A9888A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9888A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #A9888A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9888a; }
.text { color: #a9888a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9888a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 136 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9888a, #a99788); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A9888A?: #A9888A 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 #A9888A?: The RGB value is 169, 136, 138: 169 red, 136 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9888A?: The complementary color is #88A9A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9888A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.