What color is #A28F5E?

#A28F5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A28F5E?

The RGB value is 162, 143, 94: 162 red, 143 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A28F5E?

The complementary color is #5E71A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A28F5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A28F5E color

#A28F5E rgb(162, 143, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A28F5E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.1% green and 36.9% blue (162, 143, 94).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 27% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 42% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Wasteland (#9C8855), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#A28F5E color codes

HEX	`#A28F5E`
RGB	`rgb(162, 143, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 27%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 42%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 42%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.01, 0.01, 28.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.01, 28.66, 89.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.744, 28.135, 14.609)`
Decimal	`10653534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A28F5E, 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 #A28F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A28F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #A28F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a28f5e; }
.text { color: #a28f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a28f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 143 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a28f5e, #93a25e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A28F5E?: #A28F5E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Wasteland. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A28F5E?: The RGB value is 162, 143, 94: 162 red, 143 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A28F5E?: The complementary color is #5E71A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A28F5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.