What color is #A28D79?

#A28D79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28D79?

The RGB value is 162, 141, 121: 162 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28D79?

The complementary color is #798EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28D79 color

#A28D79 rgb(162, 141, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28D79 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 55.3% green and 47.5% blue (162, 141, 121).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Saddle Up (#AB927A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.62:1).

#A28D79 color codes

HEX	`#A28D79`
RGB	`rgb(162, 141, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 55.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.99, 4.66, 13.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.99, 14.36, 71.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.877, 28.112, 22.043)`
Decimal	`10653049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28D79, 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 #A28D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.62:1	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 #A28D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28d79; }
.text { color: #a28d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 141 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28d79, #a2a279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A28D79?: #A28D79 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Saddle Up. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28D79?: The RGB value is 162, 141, 121: 162 red, 141 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28D79?: The complementary color is #798EA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.62:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.