What color is #A5838E?

#A5838E 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 #A5838E?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 142: 165 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5838E?

The complementary color is #83A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5838E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5838E color

#A5838E rgb(165, 131, 142)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A5838E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 55.7% blue (165, 131, 142).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% 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 6.24:1).

#A5838E color codes

HEX	`#A5838E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.21, 14.84, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.21, 14.87, 356.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.516, 26.186, 29.138)`
Decimal	`10847118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5838E, 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 #A5838E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5838E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #A5838E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5838e; }
.text { color: #a5838e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5838e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5838e, #a58983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A5838E?: #A5838E 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 #A5838E?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 142: 165 red, 131 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5838E?: The complementary color is #83A59A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5838E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.