What color is #A1912F?

#A1912F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1912F?

The RGB value is 161, 145, 47: 161 red, 145 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1912F?

The complementary color is #2F3FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1912F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1912F color

#A1912F rgb(161, 145, 47)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A1912F is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.9% green and 18.4% blue (161, 145, 47).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 55% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 71% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Gecko (#9D913C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#A1912F color codes

HEX	`#A1912F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 145, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 55%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 71%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 71%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.92, -5.45, 51.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.92, 51.97, 96.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.338, 28.034, 6.765)`
Decimal	`10588463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1912F, 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 #A1912F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A1912F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #A1912F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1912f; }
.text { color: #a1912f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1912f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 145 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1912f, #78a12f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #A1912F?: #A1912F is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gecko. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1912F?: The RGB value is 161, 145, 47: 161 red, 145 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1912F?: The complementary color is #2F3FA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1912F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.