What color is #A29982?

#A29982 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29982?

The RGB value is 162, 153, 130: 162 red, 153 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29982?

The complementary color is #828BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29982?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29982 color

#A29982 rgb(162, 153, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A29982 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60% green and 51% blue (162, 153, 130).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 15% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 20% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

#A29982 color codes

HEX	`#A29982`
RGB	`rgb(162, 153, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 15%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 20%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 20%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.41, -0.62, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.41, 13.31, 92.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.321, 32.076, 25.709)`
Decimal	`10656130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29982, 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 #A29982	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29982 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	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 #A29982 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29982; }
.text { color: #a29982; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29982; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 153 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29982, #9ba282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29982?: #A29982 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29982?: The RGB value is 162, 153, 130: 162 red, 153 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29982?: The complementary color is #828BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29982?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.42:1 and white text 2.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.