What color is #A39894?

#A39894 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A39894?

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

What is the complementary color of #A39894?

The complementary color is #949FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A39894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A39894 color

#A39894 rgb(163, 152, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A39894 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 16°, with 8% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A39894 color codes

HEX	`#A39894`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 8%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.66, 3.31, 3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.66, 4.86, 46.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.677, 32.382, 32.593)`
Decimal	`10721428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A39894, 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 #A39894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A39894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #A39894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a39894; }
.text { color: #a39894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a39894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a39894, #a3a094); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A39894?: #A39894 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A39894?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 148: 163 red, 152 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A39894?: The complementary color is #949FA3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A39894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.