What color is #A3817B?

#A3817B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3817B?

The RGB value is 163, 129, 123: 163 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3817B?

The complementary color is #7B9DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3817B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3817B color

#A3817B rgb(163, 129, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A3817B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 50.6% green and 48.2% blue (163, 129, 123).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#A3817B color codes

HEX	`#A3817B`
RGB	`rgb(163, 129, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 50.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, 12.13, 8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 14.66, 34.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.53, 24.918, 22.147)`
Decimal	`10715515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3817B, 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 #A3817B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3817B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #A3817B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3817b; }
.text { color: #a3817b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3817b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 129 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3817b, #a3957b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A3817B?: #A3817B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3817B?: The RGB value is 163, 129, 123: 163 red, 129 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3817B?: The complementary color is #7B9DA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3817B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.