What color is #A3818C?

#A3818C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3818C?

The RGB value is 163, 129, 140: 163 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3818C?

The complementary color is #81A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3818C color

#A3818C rgb(163, 129, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A3818C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (163, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A3818C color codes

HEX	`#A3818C`
RGB	`rgb(163, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, 14.88, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 14.91, 356.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.688, 25.381, 28.246)`
Decimal	`10715532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3818C, 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 #A3818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A3818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3818c; }
.text { color: #a3818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3818c, #a38781); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A3818C?: #A3818C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3818C?: The RGB value is 163, 129, 140: 163 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3818C?: The complementary color is #81A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.