What color is #A1908D?

#A1908D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1908D?

The RGB value is 161, 144, 141: 161 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1908D?

The complementary color is #8D9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1908D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1908D color

#A1908D rgb(161, 144, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1908D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.5% green and 55.3% blue (161, 144, 141).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#A1908D color codes

HEX	`#A1908D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 144, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.17, 5.8, 3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.17, 6.99, 33.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.479, 29.447, 29.325)`
Decimal	`10588301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1908D, 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 #A1908D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1908D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A1908D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1908d; }
.text { color: #a1908d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1908d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 144 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1908d, #a19a8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A1908D?: #A1908D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1908D?: The RGB value is 161, 144, 141: 161 red, 144 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1908D?: The complementary color is #8D9EA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1908D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.