What color is #A1987E?

#A1987E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1987E?

The RGB value is 161, 152, 126: 161 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1987E?

The complementary color is #7E87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1987E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1987E color

#A1987E rgb(161, 152, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A1987E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.6% green and 49.4% blue (161, 152, 126).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#A1987E color codes

HEX	`#A1987E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 152, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 22%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.96, -1.09, 14.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.96, 14.93, 94.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.692, 31.54, 24.258)`
Decimal	`10590334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1987E, 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 #A1987E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1987E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #A1987E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1987e; }
.text { color: #a1987e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1987e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 152 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1987e, #99a17e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A1987E?: #A1987E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1987E?: The RGB value is 161, 152, 126: 161 red, 152 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1987E?: The complementary color is #7E87A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1987E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.