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#A88089 Color

#A88089 is rgb(168, 128, 137) in RGB, hsl(347, 19%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Lavender (#B48395), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A88089
HEX#A88089
RGBrgb(168, 128, 137)
HSLhsl(347, 19%, 58%)
HSVhsv(347, 24%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(64.1% 0.051 3.6)
LABlab(57.75% 16.96 1.42)
LCHlch(57.75% 17.02 4.79)

What #A88089 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 #A88089, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

English Lavender#B48395ΔE 6.04Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 7.88Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.21Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.75Cinereous#98817BΔE 10.26Tuscany#C09999ΔE 10.34

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

#A88089 Channel Values

How #A88089 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 168 · G 128 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 347° · S 19% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 347° · S 24% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 18% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.43:1 vs white · 6.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A88089 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 text3.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A88089 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A88089

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A88089; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A88089
Complementary
#80A89F
Analogous
#A8809D
Analogous
#A88B80
Triadic
#88A880
Triadic
#8088A8
Split comp.
#80A88B
Split comp.
#809DA8

Tints & Shades of #A88089

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

#B59299
#BFA1A7
#CBB3B8
#D8C5C9
#E4D8DA
#EEE7E8

Shades

#986772
#825962
#6A4850
#52383D
#3A272B
#24191B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A88089.

How #A88089 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#A88089
Protanopia#888889
Protanomaly#968589
Deuteranopia#8F8F88
Deuteranomaly#9A8988
Tritanopia#A78181
Tritanomaly#A78184
Achromatopsia#8A8A8A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A88089 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a88089: #A88089;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A88089;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a88089': '#A88089' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.502, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_a88089">#A88089</color>
SVG fillfill="#A88089"

More Red Colors

#A88089 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A88089 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A88089?

#A88089 is a mid-tone red — rgb(168, 128, 137) in RGB and hsl(347, 19%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Lavender (#B48395), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #A88089?

#A88089 is rgb(168, 128, 137) — red 168, green 128, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A88089?

#A88089 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A88089 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A88089 scores 3.43:1 against white and 6.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A88089 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A88089 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 rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.21, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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