What color is #A29177?

#A29177 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29177?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 119: 162 red, 145 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29177?

The complementary color is #7788A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29177?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29177 color

#A29177 rgb(162, 145, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A29177 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 46.7% blue (162, 145, 119).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 19% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 27% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A29177 color codes

HEX	`#A29177`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 19%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 27%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 2.14, 16.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 16.27, 82.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.356, 29.265, 21.604)`
Decimal	`10654071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29177, 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 #A29177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A29177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29177; }
.text { color: #a29177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29177, #9ea277); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29177?: #A29177 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29177?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 119: 162 red, 145 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29177?: The complementary color is #7788A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29177?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.