What color is #A16388?

#A16388 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A16388?

The RGB value is 161, 99, 136: 161 red, 99 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A16388?

The complementary color is #63A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A16388?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A16388 color

#A16388 rgb(161, 99, 136)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A16388 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 38.8% green and 53.3% blue (161, 99, 136).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 25% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 16% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Feminism (#9D5783), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#A16388 color codes

HEX	`#A16388`
RGB	`rgb(161, 99, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 38.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 25%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 39%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 16%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 30.52, -9.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 32.08, 342.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.604, 18.28, 25.573)`
Decimal	`10576776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A16388, 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 #A16388	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A16388 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A16388 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a16388; }
.text { color: #a16388; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a16388; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 99 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a16388, #a16369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A16388?: #A16388 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Feminism. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A16388?: The RGB value is 161, 99, 136: 161 red, 99 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A16388?: The complementary color is #63A17C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A16388?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.