What color is #A0918E?

#A0918E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0918E?

The RGB value is 160, 145, 142: 160 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0918E?

The complementary color is #8E9DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0918E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0918E color

#A0918E rgb(160, 145, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A0918E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 56.9% green and 55.7% blue (160, 145, 142).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#A0918E color codes

HEX	`#A0918E`
RGB	`rgb(160, 145, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 56.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, 5.03, 3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 6.2, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.505, 29.678, 29.76)`
Decimal	`10523022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0918E, 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 #A0918E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A0918E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #A0918E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0918e; }
.text { color: #a0918e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0918e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 145 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0918e, #a09a8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A0918E?: #A0918E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0918E?: The RGB value is 160, 145, 142: 160 red, 145 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0918E?: The complementary color is #8E9DA0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0918E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.