What color is #A93958?

#A93958 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cry of a Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A93958?

The RGB value is 169, 57, 88: 169 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A93958?

The complementary color is #39A98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A93958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A93958 color

#A93958 rgb(169, 57, 88)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A93958 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 22.4% green and 34.5% blue (169, 57, 88).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 48% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cry of a Rose (#B23C5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#A93958 color codes

HEX	`#A93958`
RGB	`rgb(169, 57, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 22.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 66%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 48%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.32, 48.25, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.32, 48.76, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.588, 12.068, 10.529)`
Decimal	`11090264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A93958, 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 #A93958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A93958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	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 #A93958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a93958; }
.text { color: #a93958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a93958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 57 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a93958, #a95239); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A93958?: #A93958 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cry of a Rose. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A93958?: The RGB value is 169, 57, 88: 169 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A93958?: The complementary color is #39A98A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A93958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.