What color is #A29595?

#A29595 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29595?

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

What is the complementary color of #A29595?

The complementary color is #95A2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29595?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29595 color

#A29595 rgb(162, 149, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29595 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#A29595 color codes

HEX	`#A29595`
RGB	`rgb(162, 149, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.8, 4.79, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.8, 5.09, 19.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.072, 31.347, 32.842)`
Decimal	`10655125`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29595, 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 #A29595	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29595 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	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 #A29595 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29595; }
.text { color: #a29595; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29595; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 149 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29595, #a29c95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Gray.

Questions

What color is #A29595?: #A29595 is a gray, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29595?: The RGB value is 162, 149, 149: 162 red, 149 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29595?: The complementary color is #95A2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29595?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.27:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.