What color is #A2918F?

#A2918F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2918F?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 143: 162 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2918F?

The complementary color is #8FA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2918F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2918F color

#A2918F rgb(162, 145, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2918F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 56.1% blue (162, 145, 143).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#A2918F color codes

HEX	`#A2918F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 12%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.58, 5.97, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.58, 6.85, 29.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.983, 29.916, 30.176)`
Decimal	`10654095`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2918F, 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 #A2918F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A2918F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A2918F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2918f; }
.text { color: #a2918f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2918f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2918f, #a29b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A2918F?: #A2918F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2918F?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 143: 162 red, 145 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2918F?: The complementary color is #8FA0A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2918F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.