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#A3858E Color

#A3858E is rgb(163, 133, 142) in RGB, hsl(342, 14%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 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 6.8. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3858E
HEX#A3858E
RGBrgb(163, 133, 142)
HSLhsl(342, 14%, 58%)
HSVhsv(342, 18%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 36%)
OKLCHoklch(64.7% 0.039 358.3)
LABlab(58.61% 12.93 -0.30)
LCHlch(58.61% 12.94 358.68)

What #A3858E 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 #A3858E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountbatten Pink#997A8DΔE 6.8Cinereous#98817BΔE 8.76English Lavender#B48395ΔE 8.8Lilac Luster#AE98AAΔE 9.19Heliotrope Gray#AA98A9ΔE 9.48Rocket Metallic#8A7F80ΔE 9.64

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

#A3858E Channel Values

How #A3858E 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 133 · B 1428-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 342° · S 14% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 342° · S 18% · V 64%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 18% · Y 13% · K 36%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.33:1 vs white · 6.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3858E 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 text3.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A3858E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A3858E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3858E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A3858E
Complementary
#85A39A
Analogous
#A3859D
Analogous
#A38B85
Triadic
#8EA385
Triadic
#858EA3
Split comp.
#85A38B
Split comp.
#859DA3

Tints & Shades of #A3858E

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

#B0969E
#BBA5AC
#C8B6BC
#D5C8CC
#E2D9DC
#EDE8E9

Shades

#916E78
#7D5E68
#664D54
#4E3B41
#372A2E
#231A1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A3858E.

How #A3858E 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#A3858E
Protanopia#8B8B8E
Protanomaly#95888E
Deuteranopia#90908D
Deuteranomaly#988C8D
Tritanopia#A28686
Tritanomaly#A28689
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A3858E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a3858e: #A3858E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3858E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3858e': '#A3858E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.522, blue: 0.557)
Android XML<color name="color_a3858e">#A3858E</color>
SVG fillfill="#A3858E"

More Pink Colors

#A3858E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#A3858E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3858E?

#A3858E is a mid-tone pink — rgb(163, 133, 142) in RGB and hsl(342, 14%, 58%) 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 6.8.

What is the RGB value of #A3858E?

#A3858E is rgb(163, 133, 142) — red 163, green 133, and blue 142 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3858E?

#A3858E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 18%, 13%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3858E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3858E scores 3.33:1 against white and 6.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3858E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3858E 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 10.04, which is visibly different.

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