What color is #A38998?

#A38998 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38998?

The RGB value is 163, 137, 152: 163 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38998?

The complementary color is #89A394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38998?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38998 color

#A38998 rgb(163, 137, 152)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A38998 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 53.7% green and 59.6% blue (163, 137, 152).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#A38998 color codes

HEX	`#A38998`
RGB	`rgb(163, 137, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 53.7%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.84, 12.46, -4.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.84, 13.18, 340.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.717, 27.946, 33.528)`
Decimal	`10717592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38998, 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 #A38998	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38998 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #A38998 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38998; }
.text { color: #a38998; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38998; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 137 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38998, #a3898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A38998?: #A38998 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38998?: The RGB value is 163, 137, 152: 163 red, 137 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38998?: The complementary color is #89A394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38998?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.