What color is #A18782?

#A18782 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18782?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 130: 161 red, 135 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18782?

The complementary color is #829CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18782?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18782 color

#A18782 rgb(161, 135, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18782 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 51% blue (161, 135, 130).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#A18782 color codes

HEX	`#A18782`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.53, 9.03, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.53, 11.05, 35.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.391, 26.518, 24.79)`
Decimal	`10585986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18782, 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 #A18782	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18782 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #A18782 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18782; }
.text { color: #a18782; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18782; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18782, #a19782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A18782?: #A18782 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18782?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 130: 161 red, 135 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18782?: The complementary color is #829CA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18782?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.