What color is #A18083?

#A18083 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18083?

The RGB value is 161, 128, 131: 161 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18083?

The complementary color is #80A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18083?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18083 color

#A18083 rgb(161, 128, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #A18083 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.2% green and 51.4% blue (161, 128, 131).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% 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 5.93:1).

#A18083 color codes

HEX	`#A18083`
RGB	`rgb(161, 128, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.74, 13.17, 3.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.74, 13.56, 13.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.514, 24.655, 24.831)`
Decimal	`10584195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18083, 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 #A18083	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18083 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	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 #A18083 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18083; }
.text { color: #a18083; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18083; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 128 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18083, #a18e80); }

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Questions

What color is #A18083?: #A18083 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18083?: The RGB value is 161, 128, 131: 161 red, 128 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18083?: The complementary color is #80A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18083?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.