What color is #A39498?

#A39498 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39498?

The RGB value is 163, 148, 152: 163 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A39498?

The complementary color is #94A39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39498 color

#A39498 rgb(163, 148, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39498 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58% green and 59.6% blue (163, 148, 152).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 7% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#A39498 color codes

HEX	`#A39498`
RGB	`rgb(163, 148, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 7%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.7, 6.26, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.7, 6.26, 359.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.361, 31.234, 34.076)`
Decimal	`10720408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39498, 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 #A39498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	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 #A39498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39498; }
.text { color: #a39498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 148 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39498, #a39894); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A39498?: #A39498 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39498?: The RGB value is 163, 148, 152: 163 red, 148 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39498?: The complementary color is #94A39F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.25:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.