What color is #A2916F?

#A2916F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2916F?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 111: 162 red, 145 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2916F?

The complementary color is #6F80A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2916F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2916F color

#A2916F rgb(162, 145, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A2916F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 43.5% blue (162, 145, 111).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 31% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.82:1).

#A2916F color codes

HEX	`#A2916F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 31%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.85, 1.02, 20.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.85, 20.42, 87.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.895, 29.081, 19.18)`
Decimal	`10654063`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2916F, 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 #A2916F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A2916F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.82:1	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 #A2916F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2916f; }
.text { color: #a2916f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2916f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2916f, #9aa26f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A2916F?: #A2916F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2916F?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 111: 162 red, 145 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2916F?: The complementary color is #6F80A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2916F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.82:1 and white text 3.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.