What color is #A18E7E?

#A18E7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A18E7E?

The RGB value is 161, 142, 126: 161 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A18E7E?

The complementary color is #7E91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A18E7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A18E7E color

#A18E7E rgb(161, 142, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A18E7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 55.7% green and 49.4% blue (161, 142, 126).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#A18E7E color codes

HEX	`#A18E7E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 142, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 55.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.28, 4.46, 11.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.28, 11.99, 68.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.137, 28.43, 23.74)`
Decimal	`10587774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A18E7E, 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 #A18E7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A18E7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	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 #A18E7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a18e7e; }
.text { color: #a18e7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a18e7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 142 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a18e7e, #a1a07e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A18E7E?: #A18E7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A18E7E?: The RGB value is 161, 142, 126: 161 red, 142 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A18E7E?: The complementary color is #7E91A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A18E7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.69:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.