What color is #A398A3?

#A398A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A398A3?

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

What is the complementary color of #A398A3?

The complementary color is #98A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A398A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A398A3 color

#A398A3 rgb(163, 152, 163)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A398A3 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 6% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#A398A3 color codes

HEX	`#A398A3`
RGB	`rgb(163, 152, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.9%, 59.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 6%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 7%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.07, 6.09, -4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.07, 7.45, 324.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.942, 32.888, 39.256)`
Decimal	`10721443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A398A3, 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 #A398A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A398A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #A398A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a398a3; }
.text { color: #a398a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a398a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(163 152 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a398a3, #a3989e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A398A3?: #A398A3 is a gray, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A398A3?: The RGB value is 163, 152, 163: 163 red, 152 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A398A3?: The complementary color is #98A398, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A398A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 and white text 2.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.