What color is #A98993?

#A98993 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98993?

The RGB value is 169, 137, 147: 169 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98993?

The complementary color is #89A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98993?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98993 color

#A98993 rgb(169, 137, 147)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A98993 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 53.7% green and 57.6% blue (169, 137, 147).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#A98993 color codes

HEX	`#A98993`
RGB	`rgb(169, 137, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 53.7%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 19%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 13.8, -0.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 13.82, 356.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.574, 28.434, 31.476)`
Decimal	`11110803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98993, 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 #A98993	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98993 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #A98993 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98993; }
.text { color: #a98993; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98993; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 137 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98993, #a98f89); }

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Questions

What color is #A98993?: #A98993 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98993?: The RGB value is 169, 137, 147: 169 red, 137 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98993?: The complementary color is #89A99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98993?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.