Rosy brown

#a08082

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for rosy brown, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Rosy brown lands in the red band, mid and muted. A mid red this confident is a natural for retail signage and calls to action. It pairs naturally with muted greens across the wheel and with off white for breathing room.

Rosy brown color values

Every conversion for #a08082, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#a08082
RGB160, 128, 130
HSL356, 14%, 56%
HSV356, 20%, 63%
CMYK0%, 20%, 19%, 37%
Lab56.61, 12.63, 3.59
XYZ26.25, 24.52, 24.47
Decimal10518658
Web safe#999999
Pantone5005 C
Pantone5005 CHex#a08082Rgb160 128 130Cmyk0 20 19 37Lab57 13 4Darker#533e3fDeep#7c5d5fLighter#bdaaab

Shades of rosy brown

Tints of rosy brown

Colors that go with rosy brown

Rosy brown in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 0, 20, 19, 37.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #a08082 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
0 20 19 37
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
4 22 21 43
The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Rosy brown in css

Copy #a08082 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #a08082; }
.text { color: #a08082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a08082; }

How rosy brown looks on light and dark

Rosy brown and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #a08082 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
3.56:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
5.90:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #a08082 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Rosy brown on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #a08082 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness card
Sticker
Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around rosy brown? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn rosy brown into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #a08082 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from rosy brown, free and print ready.

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How we calculate these values

The figures for #a08082 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.