What color is #A29189?

#A29189 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29189?

The RGB value is 162, 145, 137: 162 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29189?

The complementary color is #899AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29189?

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.

#A29189 color

#A29189 rgb(162, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29189 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (162, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A29189 color codes

HEX	`#A29189`
RGB	`rgb(162, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.43, 4.94, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.43, 8.2, 52.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.541, 29.739, 27.846)`
Decimal	`10654089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29189, 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 #A29189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29189 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 #A29189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29189; }
.text { color: #a29189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29189, #a29d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29189?: #A29189 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29189?: The RGB value is 162, 145, 137: 162 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29189?: The complementary color is #899AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29189?: 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.