What color is #A18794?

#A18794 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18794?

The RGB value is 161, 135, 148: 161 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18794?

The complementary color is #87A194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18794?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18794 color

#A18794 rgb(161, 135, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18794 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 52.9% green and 58% blue (161, 135, 148).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#A18794 color codes

HEX	`#A18794`
RGB	`rgb(161, 135, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 52.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 16%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.01, 12.13, -3.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.01, 12.56, 345.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.707, 27.044, 31.719)`
Decimal	`10586004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18794, 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 #A18794	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18794 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A18794 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18794; }
.text { color: #a18794; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18794; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 135 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18794, #a18787); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A18794?: #A18794 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18794?: The RGB value is 161, 135, 148: 161 red, 135 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18794?: The complementary color is #87A194, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18794?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.