What color is #A29683?

#A29683 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29683?

The RGB value is 162, 150, 131: 162 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29683?

The complementary color is #838FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29683 color

#A29683 rgb(162, 150, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29683 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 58.8% green and 51.4% blue (162, 150, 131).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 14% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#A29683 color codes

HEX	`#A29683`
RGB	`rgb(162, 150, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 58.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 14%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 1.19, 11.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 11.69, 84.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.903, 31.133, 25.902)`
Decimal	`10655363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29683, 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 #A29683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #A29683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29683; }
.text { color: #a29683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 150 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29683, #9ea283); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29683?: #A29683 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29683?: The RGB value is 162, 150, 131: 162 red, 150 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29683?: The complementary color is #838FA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.