What color is #A38594?

#A38594 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38594?

The RGB value is 163, 133, 148: 163 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38594?

The complementary color is #85A394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38594 color

#A38594 rgb(163, 133, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A38594 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.2% green and 58% blue (163, 133, 148).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 14% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A38594 color codes

HEX	`#A38594`
RGB	`rgb(163, 133, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.2%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 14%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 18%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.7, 14.01, -3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.7, 14.49, 345.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.837, 26.701, 31.646)`
Decimal	`10716564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38594, 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 #A38594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #A38594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38594; }
.text { color: #a38594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 133 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38594, #a38585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A38594?: #A38594 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38594?: The RGB value is 163, 133, 148: 163 red, 133 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38594?: The complementary color is #85A394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.