What color is #A28954?

#A28954 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 #A28954?

The RGB value is 162, 137, 84: 162 red, 137 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28954?

The complementary color is #546DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28954?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28954 color

#A28954 rgb(162, 137, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28954 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 53.7% green and 32.9% blue (162, 137, 84).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 32% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 48% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Greek Olive (#A08650), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#A28954 color codes

HEX	`#A28954`
RGB	`rgb(162, 137, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 53.7%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 32%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 48%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 48%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.24, 2.26, 31.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.24, 31.91, 85.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.447, 26.214, 12.105)`
Decimal	`10651988`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28954, 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 #A28954	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28954 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #A28954 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28954; }
.text { color: #a28954; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28954; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 137 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28954, #94a254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A28954?: #A28954 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 #A28954?: The RGB value is 162, 137, 84: 162 red, 137 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28954?: The complementary color is #546DA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28954?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.