What color is #A1988A?

#A1988A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1988A?

The RGB value is 161, 152, 138: 161 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1988A?

The complementary color is #8A93A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1988A color

#A1988A rgb(161, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1988A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (161, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 14% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#A1988A color codes

HEX	`#A1988A`
RGB	`rgb(161, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 14%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 14%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.23, 0.84, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.23, 8.59, 84.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.513, 31.869, 28.584)`
Decimal	`10590346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1988A, 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 #A1988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	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 #A1988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1988a; }
.text { color: #a1988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1988a, #9ea18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A1988A?: #A1988A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1988A?: The RGB value is 161, 152, 138: 161 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1988A?: The complementary color is #8A93A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.37:1 and white text 2.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.