What color is #A98E8E?

#A98E8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A98E8E?

The RGB value is 169, 142, 142: 169 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A98E8E?

The complementary color is #8EA9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A98E8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A98E8E color

#A98E8E rgb(169, 142, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A98E8E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 55.7% green and 55.7% blue (169, 142, 142).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 16% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#A98E8E color codes

HEX	`#A98E8E`
RGB	`rgb(169, 142, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 55.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 16%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 16%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.42, 10.14, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.42, 10.83, 20.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.918, 29.735, 29.697)`
Decimal	`11112078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A98E8E, 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 #A98E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A98E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #A98E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a98e8e; }
.text { color: #a98e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a98e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 142 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a98e8e, #a99c8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A98E8E?: #A98E8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A98E8E?: The RGB value is 169, 142, 142: 169 red, 142 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A98E8E?: The complementary color is #8EA9A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A98E8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.