What color is #A29183?

#A29183 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 #A29183?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 131: 162 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29183?

The complementary color is #8394A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29183?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29183 color

#A29183 rgb(162, 145, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29183 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 51.4% blue (162, 145, 131).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#A29183 color codes

HEX	`#A29183`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.28, 3.96, 9.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.28, 10.51, 67.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.122, 29.572, 25.642)`
Decimal	`10654083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29183, 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 #A29183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	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 #A29183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29183; }
.text { color: #a29183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29183, #a2a183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29183?: #A29183 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 #A29183?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 131: 162 red, 145 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29183?: The complementary color is #8394A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29183?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 and white text 3.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.