What color is #A18A8B?

#A18A8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18A8B?

The RGB value is 161, 138, 139: 161 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18A8B?

The complementary color is #8AA1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18A8B color

#A18A8B rgb(161, 138, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18A8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.1% green and 54.5% blue (161, 138, 139).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#A18A8B color codes

HEX	`#A18A8B`
RGB	`rgb(161, 138, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.54, 8.84, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.54, 9.23, 16.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.446, 27.619, 28.254)`
Decimal	`10586763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18A8B, 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 #A18A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	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 #A18A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18a8b; }
.text { color: #a18a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 138 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18a8b, #a1948a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A18A8B?: #A18A8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18A8B?: The RGB value is 161, 138, 139: 161 red, 138 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18A8B?: The complementary color is #8AA1A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.52:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.