What color is #A28579?

#A28579 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28579?

The RGB value is 162, 133, 121: 162 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28579?

The complementary color is #7996A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28579?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28579 color

#A28579 rgb(162, 133, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28579 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 52.2% green and 47.5% blue (162, 133, 121).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A28579 color codes

HEX	`#A28579`
RGB	`rgb(162, 133, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 52.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.88, 9.16, 10.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.88, 14.03, 49.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.739, 25.838, 21.664)`
Decimal	`10651001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28579, 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 #A28579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A28579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28579; }
.text { color: #a28579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 133 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28579, #a29a79); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A28579?: #A28579 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28579?: The RGB value is 162, 133, 121: 162 red, 133 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28579?: The complementary color is #7996A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28579?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.