What color is #A38797?

#A38797 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38797?

The RGB value is 163, 135, 151: 163 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38797?

The complementary color is #87A393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38797?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38797 color

#A38797 rgb(163, 135, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A38797 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 52.9% green and 59.2% blue (163, 135, 151).

Its hue angle is 326°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#A38797 color codes

HEX	`#A38797`
RGB	`rgb(163, 135, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 52.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(326, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(326, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.3, 13.42, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.3, 14.16, 341.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.354, 27.35, 33.005)`
Decimal	`10717079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38797, 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 #A38797	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38797 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #A38797 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38797; }
.text { color: #a38797; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38797; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 135 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38797, #a38789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38797?: #A38797 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38797?: The RGB value is 163, 135, 151: 163 red, 135 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38797?: The complementary color is #87A393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38797?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.