What color is #A28A72?

#A28A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28A72?

The RGB value is 162, 138, 114: 162 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28A72?

The complementary color is #728AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28A72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28A72 color

#A28A72 rgb(162, 138, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28A72 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 54.1% green and 44.7% blue (162, 138, 114).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 21% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gramps Shoehorn (#A3896C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#A28A72 color codes

HEX	`#A28A72`
RGB	`rgb(162, 138, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 54.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 21%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, 5.33, 16.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 17.08, 71.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.026, 27.074, 19.719)`
Decimal	`10652274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28A72, 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 #A28A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #A28A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28a72; }
.text { color: #a28a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 138 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28a72, #a2a272); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A28A72?: #A28A72 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gramps Shoehorn. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28A72?: The RGB value is 162, 138, 114: 162 red, 138 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28A72?: The complementary color is #728AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28A72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.