What color is #A28981?

#A28981 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28981?

The RGB value is 162, 137, 129: 162 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28981?

The complementary color is #819AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28981 color

#A28981 rgb(162, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A28981 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (162, 137, 129).

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

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#A28981 color codes

HEX	`#A28981`
RGB	`rgb(162, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.12, 8.14, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.12, 11.27, 43.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.808, 27.159, 24.542)`
Decimal	`10652033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28981, 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 #A28981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	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 #A28981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28981; }
.text { color: #a28981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28981, #a29a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A28981?: #A28981 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28981?: The RGB value is 162, 137, 129: 162 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28981?: The complementary color is #819AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.