What color is #A1808F?

#A1808F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1808F?

The RGB value is 161, 128, 143: 161 red, 128 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1808F?

The complementary color is #80A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1808F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1808F color

#A1808F rgb(161, 128, 143)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A1808F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.2% green and 56.1% blue (161, 128, 143).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#A1808F color codes

HEX	`#A1808F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 128, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.07, 15.22, -3.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.07, 15.56, 348.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.375, 24.999, 29.365)`
Decimal	`10584207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1808F, 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 #A1808F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1808F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #A1808F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1808f; }
.text { color: #a1808f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1808f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 128 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1808f, #a18280); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A1808F?: #A1808F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1808F?: The RGB value is 161, 128, 143: 161 red, 128 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1808F?: The complementary color is #80A192, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1808F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.