What color is #A29589?

#A29589 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 #A29589?

The RGB value is 162, 149, 137: 162 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29589?

The complementary color is #8996A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29589 color

#A29589 rgb(162, 149, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29589 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (162, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 12% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 15% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A29589 color codes

HEX	`#A29589`
RGB	`rgb(162, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 12%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 15%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 15%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.49, 2.71, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.49, 8.51, 71.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.163, 30.983, 28.053)`
Decimal	`10655113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29589, 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 #A29589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	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 #A29589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29589; }
.text { color: #a29589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29589, #a2a289); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29589?: #A29589 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 #A29589?: The RGB value is 162, 149, 137: 162 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29589?: The complementary color is #8996A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.2:1 and white text 2.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.