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#A38087 Color

#A38087 is rgb(163, 128, 135) in RGB, hsl(348, 16%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A38087
HEX#A38087
RGBrgb(163, 128, 135)
HSLhsl(348, 16%, 57%)
HSVhsv(348, 21%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(63.5% 0.044 5)
LABlab(57.17% 14.74 1.64)
LCHlch(57.17% 14.84 6.35)

What #A38087 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A38087, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 7.58English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.12Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 8.15Cinereous#98817BΔE 8.24Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 8.95Tuscany#C09999ΔE 10.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A38087 Channel Values

How #A38087 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 163 · G 128 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 348° · S 16% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 348° · S 21% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 21% · Y 17% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.5:1 vs white · 5.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A38087 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A38087 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A38087

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A38087; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A38087
Complementary
#80A39C
Analogous
#A38098
Analogous
#A38A80
Triadic
#87A380
Triadic
#8087A3
Split comp.
#80A38A
Split comp.
#8098A3

Tints & Shades of #A38087

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#B09298
#BDA3A8
#C9B5B9
#D4C4C7
#E1D6D8
#EEE7E9

Shades

#916971
#7C5A61
#65494E
#503A3E
#38292C
#231A1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A38087.

How #A38087 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A38087
Protanopia#878787
Protanomaly#938487
Deuteranopia#8D8D86
Deuteranomaly#968886
Tritanopia#A28181
Tritanomaly#A38183
Achromatopsia#898989

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A38087 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a38087: #A38087;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A38087;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a38087': '#A38087' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.502, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_a38087">#A38087</color>
SVG fillfill="#A38087"

More Red Colors

#A38087 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A38087 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A38087?

#A38087 is a mid-tone red — rgb(163, 128, 135) in RGB and hsl(348, 16%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountbatten Pink (#997A8D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.58.

What is the RGB value of #A38087?

#A38087 is rgb(163, 128, 135) — red 163, green 128, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A38087?

#A38087 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 21%, 17%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A38087 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A38087 scores 3.5:1 against white and 5.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A38087 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A38087 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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