What color is #A18784?

#A18784 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18784?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 132: 161 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18784?

The complementary color is #849EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18784?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18784 color

#A18784 rgb(161, 135, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18784 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 51.8% blue (161, 135, 132).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 13% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 18% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#A18784 color codes

HEX	`#A18784`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 13%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 18%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 18%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.58, 9.36, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.58, 10.75, 29.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.527, 26.572, 25.504)`
Decimal	`10585988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18784, 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 #A18784	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18784 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #A18784 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18784; }
.text { color: #a18784; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18784; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18784, #a19684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A18784?: #A18784 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18784?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 132: 161 red, 135 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18784?: The complementary color is #849EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18784?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.