What color is #A5838D?

#A5838D 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 #A5838D?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 141: 165 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5838D?

The complementary color is #83A59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5838D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5838D color

#A5838D rgb(165, 131, 141)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A5838D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 55.3% blue (165, 131, 141).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#A5838D color codes

HEX	`#A5838D`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.18, 14.67, -0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.18, 14.67, 358.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.441, 26.156, 28.745)`
Decimal	`10847117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5838D, 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 #A5838D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5838D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #A5838D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5838d; }
.text { color: #a5838d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5838d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5838d, #a58a83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A5838D?: #A5838D 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 #A5838D?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 141: 165 red, 131 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5838D?: The complementary color is #83A59B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5838D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.23:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.