What color is #A18194?

#A18194 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18194?

The RGB value is 161, 129, 148: 161 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18194?

The complementary color is #81A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18194?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18194 color

#A18194 rgb(161, 129, 148)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A18194 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 50.6% green and 58% blue (161, 129, 148).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Amorous (#967D96), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A18194 color codes

HEX	`#A18194`
RGB	`rgb(161, 129, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 50.6%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.48, 15.55, -5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.48, 16.5, 340.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.893, 25.417, 31.448)`
Decimal	`10584468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18194, 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 #A18194	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18194 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A18194 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18194; }
.text { color: #a18194; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18194; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 129 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18194, #a18184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A18194?: #A18194 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18194?: The RGB value is 161, 129, 148: 161 red, 129 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18194?: The complementary color is #81A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18194?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.