What color is #A9818C?

#A9818C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9818C?

The RGB value is 169, 129, 140: 169 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9818C?

The complementary color is #81A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9818C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9818C color

#A9818C rgb(169, 129, 140)

Shades of pink

The hex color #A9818C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 50.6% green and 54.9% blue (169, 129, 140).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 19% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Punched Pink (#B68692), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#A9818C color codes

HEX	`#A9818C`
RGB	`rgb(169, 129, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 50.6%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 19%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 24%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.07, 17.15, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.07, 17.15, 0.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.946, 26.03, 28.305)`
Decimal	`11108748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9818C, 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 #A9818C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A9818C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #A9818C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9818c; }
.text { color: #a9818c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9818c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 129 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9818c, #a98a81); }

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Questions

What color is #A9818C?: #A9818C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Punched Pink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9818C?: The RGB value is 169, 129, 140: 169 red, 129 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9818C?: The complementary color is #81A99E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9818C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.