What color is #A36381?

#A36381 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A36381?

The RGB value is 163, 99, 129: 163 red, 99 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A36381?

The complementary color is #63A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A36381?

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.

#A36381 color

#A36381 rgb(163, 99, 129)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A36381 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 38.8% green and 50.6% blue (163, 99, 129).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 26% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Fruit of Passion (#946985), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A36381 color codes

HEX	`#A36381`
RGB	`rgb(163, 99, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 38.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 26%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 39%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.85, 30.09, -5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.85, 30.62, 349.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.529, 18.297, 23.057)`
Decimal	`10707841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A36381, 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 #A36381	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A36381 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 #A36381 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a36381; }
.text { color: #a36381; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a36381; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 99 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a36381, #a36563); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #A36381?: #A36381 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Fruit of Passion. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A36381?: The RGB value is 163, 99, 129: 163 red, 99 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A36381?: The complementary color is #63A385, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A36381?: 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.