What color is #A29286?

#A29286 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 #A29286?

The RGB value is 162, 146, 134: 162 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29286?

The complementary color is #8696A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29286 color

#A29286 rgb(162, 146, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29286 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (162, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 13% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#A29286 color codes

HEX	`#A29286`
RGB	`rgb(162, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 13%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 17%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.62, 3.89, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.62, 9.37, 65.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.482, 29.961, 26.78)`
Decimal	`10654342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29286, 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 #A29286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A29286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #A29286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29286; }
.text { color: #a29286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29286, #a2a086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29286?: #A29286 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 #A29286?: The RGB value is 162, 146, 134: 162 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29286?: The complementary color is #8696A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.99:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.