What color is #A38289?

#A38289 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38289?

The RGB value is 163, 130, 137: 163 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38289?

The complementary color is #82A39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38289 color

#A38289 rgb(163, 130, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #A38289 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (163, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#A38289 color codes

HEX	`#A38289`
RGB	`rgb(163, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.62, 13.8, 1.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.62, 13.84, 4.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.602, 25.559, 27.141)`
Decimal	`10715785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38289, 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 #A38289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #A38289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38289; }
.text { color: #a38289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38289, #a38b82); }

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Questions

What color is #A38289?: #A38289 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38289?: The RGB value is 163, 130, 137: 163 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38289?: The complementary color is #82A39C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.