What color is #A29081?

#A29081 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29081?

The RGB value is 162, 144, 129: 162 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29081?

The complementary color is #8193A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29081 color

#A29081 rgb(162, 144, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29081 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.5% green and 50.6% blue (162, 144, 129).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#A29081 color codes

HEX	`#A29081`
RGB	`rgb(162, 144, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.97, 4.21, 10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.97, 11.24, 68.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.836, 29.214, 24.884)`
Decimal	`10653825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29081, 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 #A29081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #A29081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29081; }
.text { color: #a29081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 144 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29081, #a2a181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29081?: #A29081 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29081?: The RGB value is 162, 144, 129: 162 red, 144 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29081?: The complementary color is #8193A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.