What color is #A34B52?

#A34B52 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A34B52?

The RGB value is 163, 75, 82: 163 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A34B52?

The complementary color is #4BA39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A34B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A34B52 color

#A34B52 rgb(163, 75, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #A34B52 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 29.4% green and 32.2% blue (163, 75, 82).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 37% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 50% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Flame (#A13F49), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#A34B52 color codes

HEX	`#A34B52`
RGB	`rgb(163, 75, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 29.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 37%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 54%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 50%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 37.04, 13.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 39.43, 20.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.145, 13.43, 9.565)`
Decimal	`10701650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A34B52, 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 #A34B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A34B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	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 #A34B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a34b52; }
.text { color: #a34b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a34b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 75 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a34b52, #a3704b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A34B52?: #A34B52 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A34B52?: The RGB value is 163, 75, 82: 163 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A34B52?: The complementary color is #4BA39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A34B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.