What color is #A9918A?

#A9918A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9918A?

The RGB value is 169, 145, 138: 169 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9918A?

The complementary color is #8AA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9918A color

#A9918A rgb(169, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A9918A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (169, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 15% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#A9918A color codes

HEX	`#A9918A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 15%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 18%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.1, 7.81, 7.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.1, 10.51, 42.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.075, 30.522, 28.294)`
Decimal	`11112842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9918A, 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 #A9918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A9918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	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 #A9918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9918a; }
.text { color: #a9918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9918a, #a9a18a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A9918A?: #A9918A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9918A?: The RGB value is 169, 145, 138: 169 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9918A?: The complementary color is #8AA2A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.