What color is #A3958E?

#A3958E 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 #A3958E?

The RGB value is 163, 149, 142: 163 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A3958E?

The complementary color is #8E9CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A3958E?

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.

#A3958E color

#A3958E rgb(163, 149, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A3958E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 58.4% green and 55.7% blue (163, 149, 142).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A3958E color codes

HEX	`#A3958E`
RGB	`rgb(163, 149, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 58.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.71, 3.94, 5.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.71, 6.82, 54.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.734, 31.235, 29.996)`
Decimal	`10720654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A3958E, 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 #A3958E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A3958E 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 #A3958E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a3958e; }
.text { color: #a3958e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a3958e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 149 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a3958e, #a3a08e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A3958E?: #A3958E 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 #A3958E?: The RGB value is 163, 149, 142: 163 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A3958E?: The complementary color is #8E9CA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A3958E?: 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.