What color is #A38295?

#A38295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38295?

The RGB value is 163, 130, 149: 163 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38295?

The complementary color is #82A390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38295?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38295 color

#A38295 rgb(163, 130, 149)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A38295 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51% green and 58.4% blue (163, 130, 149).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#A38295 color codes

HEX	`#A38295`
RGB	`rgb(163, 130, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.96, 15.9, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.96, 16.77, 341.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.511, 25.923, 31.93)`
Decimal	`10715797`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38295, 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 #A38295	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38295 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #A38295 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38295; }
.text { color: #a38295; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38295; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 130 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38295, #a38284); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38295?: #A38295 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38295?: The RGB value is 163, 130, 149: 163 red, 130 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38295?: The complementary color is #82A390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38295?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.