What color is #A18386?

#A18386 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18386?

The RGB value is 161, 131, 134: 161 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18386?

The complementary color is #83A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18386?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18386 color

#A18386 rgb(161, 131, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18386 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 51.4% green and 52.5% blue (161, 131, 134).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#A18386 color codes

HEX	`#A18386`
RGB	`rgb(161, 131, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 51.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, 11.96, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 12.27, 12.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.117, 25.532, 26.049)`
Decimal	`10584966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18386, 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 #A18386	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18386 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	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 #A18386 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18386; }
.text { color: #a18386; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18386; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 131 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18386, #a18f83); }

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Questions

What color is #A18386?: #A18386 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18386?: The RGB value is 161, 131, 134: 161 red, 131 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18386?: The complementary color is #83A19E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18386?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.