What color is #A29291?

#A29291 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29291?

The RGB value is 162, 146, 145: 162 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29291?

The complementary color is #91A1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29291 color

#A29291 rgb(162, 146, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29291 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 57.3% green and 56.9% blue (162, 146, 145).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

#A29291 color codes

HEX	`#A29291`
RGB	`rgb(162, 146, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 57.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.9, 5.75, 2.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.9, 6.35, 25.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.29, 30.284, 31.032)`
Decimal	`10654353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29291, 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 #A29291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A29291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29291; }
.text { color: #a29291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 146 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29291, #a29b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A29291?: #A29291 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29291?: The RGB value is 162, 146, 145: 162 red, 146 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29291?: The complementary color is #91A1A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.06:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.