What color is #A1998E?

#A1998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A1998E?

The RGB value is 161, 153, 142: 161 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A1998E?

The complementary color is #8E96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A1998E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A1998E color

#A1998E rgb(161, 153, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A1998E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 60% green and 55.7% blue (161, 153, 142).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 9% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 12% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#A1998E color codes

HEX	`#A1998E`
RGB	`rgb(161, 153, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 60%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 9%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 12%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 12%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.6, 0.96, 6.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.6, 6.89, 81.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.971, 32.313, 30.191)`
Decimal	`10590606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A1998E, 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 #A1998E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A1998E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #A1998E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a1998e; }
.text { color: #a1998e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a1998e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 153 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a1998e, #a0a18e); }

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Questions

What color is #A1998E?: #A1998E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A1998E?: The RGB value is 161, 153, 142: 161 red, 153 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A1998E?: The complementary color is #8E96A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A1998E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.