What color is #A38390?

#A38390 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 #A38390?

The RGB value is 163, 131, 144: 163 red, 131 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38390?

The complementary color is #83A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38390?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38390 color

#A38390 rgb(163, 131, 144)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A38390 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 51.4% green and 56.5% blue (163, 131, 144).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#A38390 color codes

HEX	`#A38390`
RGB	`rgb(163, 131, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 51.4%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, 14.43, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 14.62, 350.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.254, 26.034, 29.917)`
Decimal	`10716048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38390, 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 #A38390	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38390 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #A38390 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38390; }
.text { color: #a38390; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38390; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 131 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38390, #a38683); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A38390?: #A38390 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 #A38390?: The RGB value is 163, 131, 144: 163 red, 131 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38390?: The complementary color is #83A396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38390?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.