What color is #A0938F?

#A0938F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0938F?

The RGB value is 160, 147, 143: 160 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0938F?

The complementary color is #8F9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0938F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0938F color

#A0938F rgb(160, 147, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0938F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 57.6% green and 56.1% blue (160, 147, 143).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 8% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#A0938F color codes

HEX	`#A0938F`
RGB	`rgb(160, 147, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 57.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 8%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.93, 4.09, 3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.93, 5.62, 43.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.888, 30.325, 30.26)`
Decimal	`10523535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0938F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A0938F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A0938F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A0938F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0938f; }
.text { color: #a0938f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0938f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 147 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0938f, #a09b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A0938F?: #A0938F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0938F?: The RGB value is 160, 147, 143: 160 red, 147 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0938F?: The complementary color is #8F9CA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0938F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.