What color is #A18997?

#A18997 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18997?

The RGB value is 161, 137, 151: 161 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18997?

The complementary color is #89A193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18997?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18997 color

#A18997 rgb(161, 137, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18997 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 53.7% green and 59.2% blue (161, 137, 151).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 11% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 6% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#A18997 color codes

HEX	`#A18997`
RGB	`rgb(161, 137, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 53.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 11%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 15%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 6%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.62, 11.54, -4.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.62, 12.24, 340.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.229, 27.703, 33.08)`
Decimal	`10586519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18997, 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 #A18997	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18997 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #A18997 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18997; }
.text { color: #a18997; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18997; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 137 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18997, #a1898b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A18997?: #A18997 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18997?: The RGB value is 161, 137, 151: 161 red, 137 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18997?: The complementary color is #89A193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18997?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.