What color is #A29499?

#A29499 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29499?

The RGB value is 162, 148, 153: 162 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29499?

The complementary color is #94A29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29499 color

#A29499 rgb(162, 148, 153)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29499 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58% green and 60% blue (162, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A29499 color codes

HEX	`#A29499`
RGB	`rgb(162, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.64, 6.08, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.64, 6.12, 352.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.239, 31.162, 34.5)`
Decimal	`10654873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29499, 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 #A29499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A29499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29499; }
.text { color: #a29499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29499, #a29694); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A29499?: #A29499 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29499?: The RGB value is 162, 148, 153: 162 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29499?: The complementary color is #94A29D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.