What color is #A1978F?

#A1978F 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 #A1978F?

The RGB value is 161, 151, 143: 161 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1978F?

The complementary color is #8F99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1978F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1978F color

#A1978F rgb(161, 151, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1978F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.2% green and 56.1% blue (161, 151, 143).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 11% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#A1978F color codes

HEX	`#A1978F`
RGB	`rgb(161, 151, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 11%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 11%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.09, 2.24, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.09, 5.96, 67.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.722, 31.694, 30.48)`
Decimal	`10590095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1978F, 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 #A1978F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1978F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #A1978F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1978f; }
.text { color: #a1978f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1978f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 151 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1978f, #a1a08f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A1978F?: #A1978F 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 #A1978F?: The RGB value is 161, 151, 143: 161 red, 151 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1978F?: The complementary color is #8F99A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1978F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.