What color is #A38B8A?

#A38B8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38B8A?

The RGB value is 163, 139, 138: 163 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38B8A?

The complementary color is #8AA2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38B8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38B8A color

#A38B8A rgb(163, 139, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A38B8A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green and 54.1% blue (163, 139, 138).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A38B8A color codes

HEX	`#A38B8A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 139, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.97, 8.87, 3.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.97, 9.68, 23.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.924, 28.088, 27.938)`
Decimal	`10718090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38B8A, 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 #A38B8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38B8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A38B8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38b8a; }
.text { color: #a38b8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38b8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 139 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38b8a, #a3978a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A38B8A?: #A38B8A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38B8A?: The RGB value is 163, 139, 138: 163 red, 139 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38B8A?: The complementary color is #8AA2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38B8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.