What color is #A98A94?

#A98A94 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 #A98A94?

The RGB value is 169, 138, 148: 169 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98A94?

The complementary color is #8AA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98A94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98A94 color

#A98A94 rgb(169, 138, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A98A94 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 54.1% green and 58% blue (169, 138, 148).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

#A98A94 color codes

HEX	`#A98A94`
RGB	`rgb(169, 138, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 54.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.56, 13.41, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.56, 13.44, 356.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.796, 28.751, 31.939)`
Decimal	`11111060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98A94, 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 #A98A94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98A94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	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 #A98A94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98a94; }
.text { color: #a98a94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98a94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 138 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98a94, #a98f8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A98A94?: #A98A94 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 #A98A94?: The RGB value is 169, 138, 148: 169 red, 138 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98A94?: The complementary color is #8AA99F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98A94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.75:1 and white text 3.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.