What color is #A3918A?

#A3918A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3918A?

The RGB value is 163, 145, 138: 163 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3918A?

The complementary color is #8A9CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3918A color

#A3918A rgb(163, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3918A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (163, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A3918A color codes

HEX	`#A3918A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.54, 5.5, 6.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.54, 8.25, 48.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.817, 29.873, 28.235)`
Decimal	`10719626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3918A, 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 #A3918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A3918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #A3918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3918a; }
.text { color: #a3918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3918a, #a39d8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3918A?: #A3918A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3918A?: The RGB value is 163, 145, 138: 163 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3918A?: The complementary color is #8A9CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.