What color is #A3938E?

#A3938E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3938E?

The RGB value is 163, 147, 142: 163 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3938E?

The complementary color is #8E9EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3938E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3938E color

#A3938E rgb(163, 147, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3938E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 57.6% green and 55.7% blue (163, 147, 142).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#A3938E color codes

HEX	`#A3938E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 147, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 57.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.17, 5.05, 4.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.17, 6.97, 43.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.42, 30.608, 29.891)`
Decimal	`10720142`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3938E, 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 #A3938E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3938E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A3938E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3938e; }
.text { color: #a3938e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3938e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 147 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3938e, #a39d8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3938E?: #A3938E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3938E?: The RGB value is 163, 147, 142: 163 red, 147 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3938E?: The complementary color is #8E9EA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3938E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.