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#A88D8A

#a88d8a ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#a88d8a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 55.29% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 17.86% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 6°, with 14.71% saturation and 60% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.1.

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Relative luminance0.2921

Complementary

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #8aa5a8

Split complementary

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #8aa89c
  3. #8a96a8

Analogous

  1. #a88a96
  2. #a88d8a
  3. #a89c8a

Triadic

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #8aa88d
  3. #8d8aa8

Tetradic

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #a5a88a
  3. #8aa5a8
  4. #8d8aa8

Square

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #96a88a
  3. #8aa5a8
  4. #9c8aa8

Monochromatic

  1. #584341
  2. #846562
  3. #a88d8a
  4. #c9b8b6
  5. #e9e2e2

Shades

#a88d8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #977f7c
  3. #86716e
  4. #766361
  5. #655553
  6. #544745
  7. #433837
  8. #322a29
  9. #221c1c
  10. #110e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#a88d8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #b19896
  3. #b9a4a1
  4. #c2afad
  5. #cbbbb9
  6. #d4c6c5
  7. #dcd1d0
  8. #e5dddc
  9. #eee8e8
  10. #f6f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a88d8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a88d8a
  2. #a48c89
  3. #a08a88
  4. #9c8987
  5. #988886
  6. #948785
  7. #908584
  8. #8c8483
  9. #888382
  10. #848181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9c9190 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #92908a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #98958a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae8a8c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9b8f8a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9f928a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ac8b8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a88d8a {
  color: #a88d8a;
}
Background
.bg-a88d8a {
  background-color: #a88d8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a88d8a {
  border: 2px solid #a88d8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a88d8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 141 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 6 15% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a88d8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a88d8a, #a89c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a88d8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 141 138 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.10 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.73 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 9.60 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 9.67 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.84 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.02 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 10.95 #577275 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#a88d8a  rgb(168, 141, 138)  hsl(6, 15%, 60%)  Rosy Brown
#8aa5a8  rgb(138, 165, 168)  hsl(186, 15%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#8aa88d  rgb(138, 168, 141)  hsl(126, 15%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d8aa8  rgb(141, 138, 168)  hsl(246, 15%, 60%)  Cool Gray