What color is #A18497?

#A18497 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18497?

The RGB value is 161, 132, 151: 161 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18497?

The complementary color is #84A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18497 color

#A18497 rgb(161, 132, 151)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A18497 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 51.8% green and 59.2% blue (161, 132, 151).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 6% 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 6.26:1).

#A18497 color codes

HEX	`#A18497`
RGB	`rgb(161, 132, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 51.8%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.33, 14.39, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.33, 15.58, 337.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.535, 26.315, 32.848)`
Decimal	`10585239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18497, 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 #A18497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #A18497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18497; }
.text { color: #a18497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 132 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18497, #a18489); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A18497?: #A18497 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Amorous. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18497?: The RGB value is 161, 132, 151: 161 red, 132 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18497?: The complementary color is #84A18E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.