What color is #A38B8F?

#A38B8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A38B8F?

The RGB value is 163, 139, 143: 163 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A38B8F?

The complementary color is #8BA39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A38B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A38B8F color

#A38B8F rgb(163, 139, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A38B8F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 54.5% green and 56.1% blue (163, 139, 143).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#A38B8F color codes

HEX	`#A38B8F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 139, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 54.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.1, 9.72, 1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.1, 9.8, 7.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.295, 28.236, 29.888)`
Decimal	`10718095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A38B8F, 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 #A38B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A38B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	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 #A38B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a38b8f; }
.text { color: #a38b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a38b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 139 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a38b8f, #a3938b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A38B8F?: #A38B8F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A38B8F?: The RGB value is 163, 139, 143: 163 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A38B8F?: The complementary color is #8BA39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A38B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.