What color is #A29991?

#A29991 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29991?

The RGB value is 162, 153, 145: 162 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29991?

The complementary color is #919AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29991?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29991 color

#A29991 rgb(162, 153, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29991 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 60% green and 56.9% blue (162, 153, 145).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 8% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 10% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Shiitake (#A5988A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#A29991 color codes

HEX	`#A29991`
RGB	`rgb(162, 153, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 60%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 8%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 10%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 10%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.76, 1.86, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.76, 5.69, 70.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.402, 32.509, 31.403)`
Decimal	`10656145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29991, 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 #A29991	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29991 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	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 #A29991 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29991; }
.text { color: #a29991; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29991; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 153 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29991, #a2a291); }

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Questions

What color is #A29991?: #A29991 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shiitake. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29991?: The RGB value is 162, 153, 145: 162 red, 153 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29991?: The complementary color is #919AA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29991?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.5:1 and white text 2.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.