What color is #A0837E?

#A0837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0837E?

The RGB value is 160, 131, 126: 160 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0837E?

The complementary color is #7E9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0837E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0837E color

#A0837E rgb(160, 131, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0837E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (160, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 21% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#A0837E color codes

HEX	`#A0837E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 21%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 21%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.28, 10.27, 6.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.28, 12.36, 33.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.38, 25.213, 23.212)`
Decimal	`10519422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0837E, 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 #A0837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0837E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #A0837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0837e; }
.text { color: #a0837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0837e, #a0947e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A0837E?: #A0837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0837E?: The RGB value is 160, 131, 126: 160 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0837E?: The complementary color is #7E9BA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0837E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.