What color is #A18985?

#A18985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18985?

The RGB value is 161, 137, 133: 161 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18985?

The complementary color is #859DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18985 color

#A18985 rgb(161, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18985 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (161, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#A18985 color codes

HEX	`#A18985`
RGB	`rgb(161, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, 8.39, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 10.04, 33.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.877, 27.163, 25.96)`
Decimal	`10586501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18985, 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 #A18985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #A18985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18985; }
.text { color: #a18985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18985, #a19785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A18985?: #A18985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18985?: The RGB value is 161, 137, 133: 161 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18985?: The complementary color is #859DA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.