What color is #A4838E?

#A4838E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4838E?

The RGB value is 164, 131, 142: 164 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4838E?

The complementary color is #83A499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4838E color

#A4838E rgb(164, 131, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A4838E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (164, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#A4838E color codes

HEX	`#A4838E`
RGB	`rgb(164, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, 14.46, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 14.5, 355.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.308, 26.079, 29.129)`
Decimal	`10781582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4838E, 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 #A4838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A4838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A4838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4838e; }
.text { color: #a4838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4838e, #a48983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A4838E?: #A4838E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4838E?: The RGB value is 164, 131, 142: 164 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4838E?: The complementary color is #83A499, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.