Information about #A48F8E color

#A48F8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A48F8E falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 143, 142) — 64.3% red, 56.1% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 9 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A48F8E reads as a calm, restrained earthy red and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from High Tea (#A18C90). Nearby in the Register you will also find Anticipation (#A88A8E) and Hazy Lavender (#A49591).

In RGB terms — rgb(164, 143, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. No one has named #A48F8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A48F8E color variations

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

#A48F8E 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 #A48F8E

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

High Tea color link
High Tea

#A18C90

Anticipation color link
Anticipation

#A88A8E

Zorba color link
Zorba

#A29589

Asteroid color link
Asteroid

#A59692

Effervescent color link
Effervescent

#A8988E

Settlement color link
Settlement

#A1988B

Imagine color link
Imagine

#A39894

Tonto color link
Tonto

#9F9596

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A48F8E
  • RGB164, 143, 142
  • CMYK0, 8, 9, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 143, 142)
  • HSL3°, 11%, 60%
  • HSL Precise2.727°, 10.784%, 60%
  • HSV3°, 13%, 64%
  • HSB3°, 13%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.561, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.561, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.561, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA48F8E
  • DECIMAL ID10784654
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01