What color is #A1938D?

#A1938D 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 #A1938D?

The RGB value is 161, 147, 141: 161 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1938D?

The complementary color is #8D9BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1938D?

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.

#A1938D color

#A1938D rgb(161, 147, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1938D is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.6% green and 55.3% blue (161, 147, 141).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 12% 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).

#A1938D color codes

HEX	`#A1938D`
RGB	`rgb(161, 147, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.97, 4.12, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.97, 6.52, 50.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.939, 30.368, 29.479)`
Decimal	`10589069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1938D, 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 #A1938D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1938D 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 #A1938D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1938d; }
.text { color: #a1938d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1938d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 147 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1938d, #a19d8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A1938D?: #A1938D 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 #A1938D?: The RGB value is 161, 147, 141: 161 red, 147 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1938D?: The complementary color is #8D9BA1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1938D?: 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.