#A88A8A

A light, muted red closely aligning with Rosybrown.

About #A88A8A

At its core, #A88A8A is a light and muted hue. Its closest recognized web color is Rosybrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 138, and 138.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 18% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #000000 typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A88A8A
RGB168, 138, 138
HSL0.0°, 14.7%, 60.0%
CMYK0%, 18%, 18%, 34%
HSV0.0°, 17.9%, 65.9%
LAB60.2, 11.4, 4.3
XYZ29.8, 28.3, 27.9
Decimal11045514

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

3.15:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
6.67:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
5.67:1
Text on #0F172A
AA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A88A8A; }
.text-color { color: #A88A8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A88A8A; }

Similar Colors

Rosybrown
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