What color is #A29788?

#A29788 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29788?

The RGB value is 162, 151, 136: 162 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29788?

The complementary color is #8893A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29788?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29788 color

#A29788 rgb(162, 151, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29788 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 59.2% green and 53.3% blue (162, 151, 136).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 12% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#A29788 color codes

HEX	`#A29788`
RGB	`rgb(162, 151, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 59.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 12%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 16%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63, 1.44, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63, 9.47, 81.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.411, 31.593, 27.784)`
Decimal	`10655624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29788, 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 #A29788	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29788 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	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 #A29788 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29788; }
.text { color: #a29788; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29788; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 151 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29788, #a0a288); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29788?: #A29788 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29788?: The RGB value is 162, 151, 136: 162 red, 151 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29788?: The complementary color is #8893A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29788?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.32:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.