What color is #A3908F?

#A3908F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3908F?

The RGB value is 163, 144, 143: 163 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3908F?

The complementary color is #8FA2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3908F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3908F color

#A3908F rgb(163, 144, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3908F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.5% green and 56.1% blue (163, 144, 143).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#A3908F color codes

HEX	`#A3908F`
RGB	`rgb(163, 144, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.41, 6.91, 3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.41, 7.58, 24.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.035, 29.717, 30.135)`
Decimal	`10719375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3908F, 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 #A3908F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3908F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #A3908F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3908f; }
.text { color: #a3908f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3908f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 144 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3908f, #a39a8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A3908F?: #A3908F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3908F?: The RGB value is 163, 144, 143: 163 red, 144 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3908F?: The complementary color is #8FA2A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3908F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.