What color is #A18181?

#A18181 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18181?

The RGB value is 161, 129, 129: 161 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18181?

The complementary color is #81A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18181?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18181 color

#A18181 rgb(161, 129, 129)

Shades of red

The hex color #A18181 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green and 50.6% blue (161, 129, 129).

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

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#A18181 color codes

HEX	`#A18181`
RGB	`rgb(161, 129, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.94, 12.28, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.94, 13.14, 20.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.511, 24.864, 24.167)`
Decimal	`10584449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18181, 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 #A18181	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18181 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #A18181 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18181; }
.text { color: #a18181; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18181; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 129 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18181, #a19181); }

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Questions

What color is #A18181?: #A18181 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18181?: The RGB value is 161, 129, 129: 161 red, 129 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18181?: The complementary color is #81A1A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18181?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.