What color is #A38889?

#A38889 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38889?

The RGB value is 163, 136, 137: 163 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38889?

The complementary color is #88A3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38889?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38889 color

#A38889 rgb(163, 136, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A38889 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 53.3% green and 53.7% blue (163, 136, 137).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#A38889 color codes

HEX	`#A38889`
RGB	`rgb(163, 136, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 53.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 10.39, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 10.9, 17.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.424, 27.202, 27.415)`
Decimal	`10717321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38889, 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 #A38889	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38889 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #A38889 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38889; }
.text { color: #a38889; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38889; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 136 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38889, #a39488); }

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Questions

What color is #A38889?: #A38889 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38889?: The RGB value is 163, 136, 137: 163 red, 136 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38889?: The complementary color is #88A3A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38889?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.