What color is #A19186?

#A19186 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19186?

The RGB value is 161, 145, 134: 161 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19186?

The complementary color is #8696A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19186 color

#A19186 rgb(161, 145, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19186 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 56.9% green and 52.5% blue (161, 145, 134).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A19186 color codes

HEX	`#A19186`
RGB	`rgb(161, 145, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 56.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 17%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.26, 4.06, 8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.26, 8.97, 63.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.126, 29.55, 26.719)`
Decimal	`10588550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19186, 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 #A19186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A19186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19186; }
.text { color: #a19186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 145 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19186, #a19e86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19186?: #A19186 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19186?: The RGB value is 161, 145, 134: 161 red, 145 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19186?: The complementary color is #8696A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.