Close to Pastel Purple
#A08090
#A08090 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 50.2% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A08090.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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5.99:1 AAThis color as text on white
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5.99:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A08090 as they’d see it.
#A08090 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A08090
What color is #A08090?
#A08090 is a mid-tone, soft, grayish pink, close to the color Pastel Purple. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 50.2% green, and 56.5% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #A08090 in RGB?
#A08090 is rgb(160, 128, 144): 160 red, 128 green, and 144 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A08090 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 20, 10, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A08090?
PANTONE 436 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A08090?
Its complement #709080 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.