What color is #A18C81?

#A18C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18C81?

The RGB value is 161, 140, 129: 161 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18C81?

The complementary color is #8196A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18C81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18C81 color

#A18C81 rgb(161, 140, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18C81 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 54.9% green and 50.6% blue (161, 140, 129).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 20% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#A18C81 color codes

HEX	`#A18C81`
RGB	`rgb(161, 140, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 54.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 20%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 20%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.82, 6.05, 8.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.82, 10.66, 55.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.038, 27.919, 24.677)`
Decimal	`10587265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18C81, 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 #A18C81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18C81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #A18C81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18c81; }
.text { color: #a18c81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18c81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 140 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18c81, #a19c81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A18C81?: #A18C81 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18C81?: The RGB value is 161, 140, 129: 161 red, 140 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18C81?: The complementary color is #8196A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18C81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.