What color is #A29094?

#A29094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29094?

The RGB value is 162, 144, 148: 162 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29094?

The complementary color is #90A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29094?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29094 color

#A29094 rgb(162, 144, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29094 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.5% green and 58% blue (162, 144, 148).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 9% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#A29094 color codes

HEX	`#A29094`
RGB	`rgb(162, 144, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 9%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, 7.41, 0.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 7.42, 2.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.218, 29.767, 32.165)`
Decimal	`10653844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29094, 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 #A29094	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29094 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #A29094 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29094; }
.text { color: #a29094; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29094; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 144 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29094, #a29590); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A29094?: #A29094 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29094?: The RGB value is 162, 144, 148: 162 red, 144 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29094?: The complementary color is #90A29E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29094?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.