Information about #A48898 color

#A48898 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A48898 falls into the Rose Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 136, 152) — 64.3% red, 53.3% green, 59.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 5 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A48898 reads as a softly toned romantic rose and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Bouquet (#A78199). Its next-closest registered neighbors are High Tea (#A18C90) and Anticipation (#A88A8E).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 136, 152) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A48898: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #A48898 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A48898 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A48898 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A48898

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bouquet color link
Bouquet

#A78199

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Grayish Rose color link
Grayish Rose

#A87D93

Vita Strada color link
Vita Strada

#A1949D

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Nitro color link
Nitro

#978395

Ash Pink color link
Ash Pink

#998E91

Ooh La color link
Ooh La

#A088A6

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A48898
  • RGB164, 136, 152
  • CMYK0, 11, 5, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 136, 152)
  • HSL326°, 13%, 59%
  • HSL Precise325.714°, 13.333%, 58.824%
  • HSV326°, 17%, 64%
  • HSB326°, 17%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.533, 0.596)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.533, 0.596, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.533, 0.596)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB59.6%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA48898
  • DECIMAL ID10782872
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01