What color is #A3878D?

#A3878D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3878D?

The RGB value is 163, 135, 141: 163 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3878D?

The complementary color is #87A39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3878D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3878D color

#A3878D rgb(163, 135, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3878D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.9% green and 55.3% blue (163, 135, 141).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 13% 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 6.41:1).

#A3878D color codes

HEX	`#A3878D`
RGB	`rgb(163, 135, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, 11.64, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 11.67, 3.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.576, 27.038, 28.908)`
Decimal	`10717069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3878D, 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 #A3878D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3878D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A3878D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3878d; }
.text { color: #a3878d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3878d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 135 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3878d, #a38f87); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A3878D?: #A3878D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3878D?: The RGB value is 163, 135, 141: 163 red, 135 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3878D?: The complementary color is #87A39D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3878D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.