What color is #A28172?

#A28172 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28172?

The RGB value is 162, 129, 114: 162 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28172?

The complementary color is #7293A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28172 color

#A28172 rgb(162, 129, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28172 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 50.6% green and 44.7% blue (162, 129, 114).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Woodhaven (#9E7B6C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A28172 color codes

HEX	`#A28172`
RGB	`rgb(162, 129, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 50.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.68, 10.41, 12.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.68, 16.62, 51.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.788, 24.598, 19.306)`
Decimal	`10649970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28172, 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 #A28172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #A28172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28172; }
.text { color: #a28172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 129 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28172, #a29972); }

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Questions

What color is #A28172?: #A28172 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Woodhaven. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28172?: The RGB value is 162, 129, 114: 162 red, 129 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28172?: The complementary color is #7293A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.