What color is #A1938C?

#A1938C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1938C?

The RGB value is 161, 147, 140: 161 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1938C?

The complementary color is #8C9AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1938C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1938C color

#A1938C rgb(161, 147, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1938C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.6% green and 54.9% blue (161, 147, 140).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 13% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#A1938C color codes

HEX	`#A1938C`
RGB	`rgb(161, 147, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 13%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 13%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.95, 3.95, 5.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.95, 6.84, 54.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.865, 30.339, 29.089)`
Decimal	`10589068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1938C, 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 #A1938C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1938C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A1938C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1938c; }
.text { color: #a1938c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1938c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 147 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1938c, #a19d8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A1938C?: #A1938C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1938C?: The RGB value is 161, 147, 140: 161 red, 147 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1938C?: The complementary color is #8C9AA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1938C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.