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#A08895 Color

#A08895 is rgb(160, 136, 149) in RGB, hsl(328, 11%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 37%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A08895
HEX#A08895
RGBrgb(160, 136, 149)
HSLhsl(328, 11%, 58%)
HSVhsv(328, 15%, 63%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 37%)
OKLCHoklch(65.3% 0.034 344.3)
LABlab(59.24% 11.09 -3.41)
LCHlch(59.24% 11.60 342.92)

What #A08895 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A08895, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.26Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 6.62Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 6.66Taupe Gray#8B8589ΔE 9Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 9.44Pastel Purple#B39EB5ΔE 9.99

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#A08895 Channel Values

How #A08895 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 160 · G 136 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 328° · S 11% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 328° · S 15% · V 63%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 7% · K 37%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A08895 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A08895 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A08895

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A08895; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A08895
Complementary
#88A093
Analogous
#9F88A0
Analogous
#A08889
Triadic
#95A088
Triadic
#8895A0
Split comp.
#89A088
Split comp.
#88A09F

Tints & Shades of #A08895

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#AD99A4
#B9A7B1
#C6B8C0
#D4C9CF
#E1DADE
#EDE8EB

Shades

#8E7180
#7A626E
#634F5A
#4C3D45
#362B31
#221B1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A08895.

How #A08895 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A08895
Protanopia#8C8C95
Protanomaly#958B95
Deuteranopia#919194
Deuteranomaly#978D95
Tritanopia#9F8A8A
Tritanomaly#9F898E
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A08895 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a08895: #A08895;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A08895;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a08895': '#A08895' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.627, green: 0.533, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_a08895">#A08895</color>
SVG fillfill="#A08895"

More Pink Colors

#A08895 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#A08895 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A08895?

#A08895 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(160, 136, 149) in RGB and hsl(328, 11%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #A08895?

#A08895 is rgb(160, 136, 149) — red 160, green 136, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A08895?

#A08895 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 7%, 37%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A08895 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A08895 scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A08895 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A08895 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 12.91, which is visibly different.

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