Color swatch image showing #A1858F with RGB(161,133,143) values

#A1858F Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #A1858F including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#A1858F Color Information

#A1858F RGB value is (161, 133, 143). The hex color red value is 161, green is 133, and blue is 143. Its HSL format shows a hue of 339°, saturation of 13 percent, and lightness of 58 percent. The CMYK process values are 0 percent, 17 percent, 11 percent, 37 percent.

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#A1858F Color Meaning

Color #A1858F conveys muted elegance, historical sentiment, and complex subtlety. #A1858F dusty, grayish purple-brown suggests faded tapestry, antique pottery, or shadows in an old garden. Psychologically, color #A1858F is sophisticated and introspective, encouraging a nuanced understanding of history, memory, and layered emotion. #A1858F soothes with its complexity, offering a color space that feels rich with unspoken stories and dignified age. #A1858F color is emotionally resonant but quiet and reserved. Symbolically, color #A1858F represents the patina of experience, beauty that is inseparable from time, and mystery that has been integrated into the everyday. #A1858F is the color of a forgotten, leather-bound journal. Culturally, #A1858F appears in heritage branding, period film costuming, and museum displays, where #A1858F conveys authenticity, depth, and a tangible connection to the past. Color #A1858F provides a visual language for expressing tradition, subtlety, and refined melancholy.

Color Conversion

Convert #A1858F across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#A1858F
RGB
rgb(161, 133, 143)
HSL
hsl(339°, 13%, 58%)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 17%, 11%, 37%)
HSV
hsv(339°, 17%, 63%)
XYZ
28.0434 26.3353 29.5918
Yxy
26.3353 0.3340 0.3136
Hunter Lab
51.3179 1.4373 -0.1387
CIE-Lab
58.3540 12.3733 -1.3524

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red161 / 255 (63%)
63%
Green133 / 255 (52%)
52%
Blue143 / 255 (56%)
56%

CMYK Values

Cyan0 / 100 (0%)
Magenta17 / 100 (17%)
17%
Yellow11 / 100 (11%)
11%
Key (Black)37 / 100 (37%)
37%

Color Variations

#A1858F harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#A1858F harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #A1858F for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

3.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

3.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

3.35:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #A1858F appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

#A1858F

protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #A1858F;

Text Color

color: #A1858F;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #A1858F;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A1858F40;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #A1858F;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #A1858F 0%, #624b53 100%);

#A1858F Color FAQs

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