What color is #A28850?

#A28850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28850?

The RGB value is 162, 136, 80: 162 red, 136 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28850?

The complementary color is #506AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28850?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28850 color

#A28850 rgb(162, 136, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28850 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 53.3% green and 31.4% blue (162, 136, 80).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 51% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A28850 color codes

HEX	`#A28850`
RGB	`rgb(162, 136, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 53.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 51%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 51%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, 2.42, 33.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 33.66, 85.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.153, 25.87, 11.256)`
Decimal	`10651728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28850, 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 #A28850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #A28850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28850; }
.text { color: #a28850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 136 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28850, #93a250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A28850?: #A28850 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Greek Olive. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28850?: The RGB value is 162, 136, 80: 162 red, 136 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28850?: The complementary color is #506AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28850?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.