What color is #A29281?

#A29281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29281?

The RGB value is 162, 146, 129: 162 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29281?

The complementary color is #8191A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29281 color

#A29281 rgb(162, 146, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29281 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.3% green and 50.6% blue (162, 146, 129).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#A29281 color codes

HEX	`#A29281`
RGB	`rgb(162, 146, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.5, 3.09, 11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.5, 11.6, 74.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.142, 29.825, 24.986)`
Decimal	`10654337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29281, 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 #A29281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	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 #A29281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29281; }
.text { color: #a29281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 146 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29281, #a2a281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29281?: #A29281 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29281?: The RGB value is 162, 146, 129: 162 red, 146 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29281?: The complementary color is #8191A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.96:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.