What color is #A29282?

#A29282 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 #A29282?

The RGB value is 162, 146, 130: 162 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29282?

The complementary color is #8292A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29282?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29282 color

#A29282 rgb(162, 146, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29282 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.3% green and 51% blue (162, 146, 130).

Its hue angle is 30°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#A29282 color codes

HEX	`#A29282`
RGB	`rgb(162, 146, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.3%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.53, 3.25, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.53, 11.13, 73.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.208, 29.852, 25.338)`
Decimal	`10654338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29282, 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 #A29282	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29282 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	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 #A29282 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29282; }
.text { color: #a29282; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29282; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 146 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29282, #a2a282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29282?: #A29282 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 #A29282?: The RGB value is 162, 146, 130: 162 red, 146 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29282?: The complementary color is #8292A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29282?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.