What color is #A3958A?

#A3958A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A3958A?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 138: 163 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3958A?

The complementary color is #8A98A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3958A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A3958A color

#A3958A rgb(163, 149, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3958A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 54.1% blue (163, 149, 138).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#A3958A color codes

HEX	`#A3958A`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, 3.26, 7.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 8.34, 66.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.439, 31.117, 28.443)`
Decimal	`10720650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3958A, 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 #A3958A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3958A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	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 #A3958A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3958a; }
.text { color: #a3958a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3958a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3958a, #a3a18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3958A?: #A3958A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A3958A?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 138: 163 red, 149 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3958A?: The complementary color is #8A98A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3958A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.