What color is #A28289?

#A28289 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28289?

The RGB value is 162, 130, 137: 162 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28289?

The complementary color is #82A29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28289 color

#A28289 rgb(162, 130, 137)

Shades of red

The hex color #A28289 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 51% green and 53.7% blue (162, 130, 137).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#A28289 color codes

HEX	`#A28289`
RGB	`rgb(162, 130, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 51%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.51, 13.42, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.51, 13.45, 3.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.398, 25.454, 27.132)`
Decimal	`10650249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28289, 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 #A28289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	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 #A28289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28289; }
.text { color: #a28289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 130 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28289, #a28b82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A28289?: #A28289 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28289?: The RGB value is 162, 130, 137: 162 red, 130 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28289?: The complementary color is #82A29B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.09:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.