What color is #A28165?

#A28165 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28165?

The RGB value is 162, 129, 101: 162 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28165?

The complementary color is #6586A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28165?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28165 color

#A28165 rgb(162, 129, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28165 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.6% green and 39.6% blue (162, 129, 101).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#A28165 color codes

HEX	`#A28165`
RGB	`rgb(162, 129, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.41, 8.68, 20.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.41, 21.81, 66.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.1, 24.323, 15.682)`
Decimal	`10649957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28165, 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 #A28165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	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 #A28165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28165; }
.text { color: #a28165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 129 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28165, #a29f65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A28165?: #A28165 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28165?: The RGB value is 162, 129, 101: 162 red, 129 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28165?: The complementary color is #6586A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28165?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.86:1 and white text 3.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.