What color is #A2857F?

#A2857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2857F?

The RGB value is 162, 133, 127: 162 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2857F?

The complementary color is #7F9CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2857F color

#A2857F rgb(162, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A2857F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (162, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 16% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#A2857F color codes

HEX	`#A2857F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 16%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 22%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, 10.08, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 12.5, 36.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.119, 25.99, 23.663)`
Decimal	`10651007`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2857F, 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 #A2857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A2857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #A2857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2857f; }
.text { color: #a2857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2857f, #a2967f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A2857F?: #A2857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2857F?: The RGB value is 162, 133, 127: 162 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2857F?: The complementary color is #7F9CA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.