What color is #A18B99?

#A18B99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18B99?

The RGB value is 161, 139, 153: 161 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18B99?

The complementary color is #8BA193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18B99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18B99 color

#A18B99 rgb(161, 139, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18B99 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.5% green and 60% blue (161, 139, 153).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 5% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#A18B99 color codes

HEX	`#A18B99`
RGB	`rgb(161, 139, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 5%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.2, 10.78, -4.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.2, 11.63, 337.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.68, 28.343, 34.038)`
Decimal	`10587033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18B99, 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 #A18B99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18B99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #A18B99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18b99; }
.text { color: #a18b99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18b99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 139 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18b99, #a18b8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A18B99?: #A18B99 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18B99?: The RGB value is 161, 139, 153: 161 red, 139 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18B99?: The complementary color is #8BA193, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18B99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.