What color is #A19282?

#A19282 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A19282?

The RGB value is 161, 146, 130: 161 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A19282?

The complementary color is #8291A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A19282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A19282 color

#A19282 rgb(161, 146, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A19282 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 57.3% green and 51% blue (161, 146, 130).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 19% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#A19282 color codes

HEX	`#A19282`
RGB	`rgb(161, 146, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 57.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 19%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 19%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.44, 2.86, 10.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.44, 10.89, 74.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.006, 29.747, 25.329)`
Decimal	`10588802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A19282, 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 #A19282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A19282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #A19282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a19282; }
.text { color: #a19282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a19282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 146 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a19282, #a0a182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A19282?: #A19282 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A19282?: The RGB value is 161, 146, 130: 161 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A19282?: The complementary color is #8291A1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A19282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.