What color is #A1968E?

#A1968E 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 #A1968E?

The RGB value is 161, 150, 142: 161 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1968E?

The complementary color is #8E99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1968E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1968E color

#A1968E rgb(161, 150, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1968E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 58.8% green and 55.7% blue (161, 150, 142).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A1968E color codes

HEX	`#A1968E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 150, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 58.8%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 2.62, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 6.25, 65.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.486, 31.343, 30.03)`
Decimal	`10589838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1968E, 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 #A1968E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1968E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A1968E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1968e; }
.text { color: #a1968e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1968e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 150 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1968e, #a1a08e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1968E?: #A1968E 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 #A1968E?: The RGB value is 161, 150, 142: 161 red, 150 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1968E?: The complementary color is #8E99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1968E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.