What color is #A18373?

#A18373 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18373?

The RGB value is 161, 131, 115: 161 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18373?

The complementary color is #7391A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18373?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18373 color

#A18373 rgb(161, 131, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A18373 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 51.4% green and 45.1% blue (161, 131, 115).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 29% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#A18373 color codes

HEX	`#A18373`
RGB	`rgb(161, 131, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 51.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 29%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 29%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.12, 9.01, 12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.12, 15.8, 55.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.909, 25.049, 19.686)`
Decimal	`10584947`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18373, 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 #A18373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #A18373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18373; }
.text { color: #a18373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 131 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18373, #a19a73); }

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Questions

What color is #A18373?: #A18373 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18373?: The RGB value is 161, 131, 115: 161 red, 131 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18373?: The complementary color is #7391A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18373?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.