What color is #A18D8B?

#A18D8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18D8B?

The RGB value is 161, 141, 139: 161 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18D8B?

The complementary color is #8B9FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18D8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18D8B color

#A18D8B rgb(161, 141, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18D8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 55.3% green and 54.5% blue (161, 141, 139).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#A18D8B color codes

HEX	`#A18D8B`
RGB	`rgb(161, 141, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 55.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.33, 7.14, 3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.33, 8.1, 28.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.883, 28.492, 28.399)`
Decimal	`10587531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18D8B, 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 #A18D8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18D8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #A18D8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18d8b; }
.text { color: #a18d8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18d8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 141 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18d8b, #a1988b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A18D8B?: #A18D8B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18D8B?: The RGB value is 161, 141, 139: 161 red, 141 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18D8B?: The complementary color is #8B9FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18D8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.