What color is #A29C8B?

#A29C8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29C8B?

The RGB value is 162, 156, 139: 162 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29C8B?

The complementary color is #8B91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29C8B color

#A29C8B rgb(162, 156, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29C8B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.2% green and 54.5% blue (162, 156, 139).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 11% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 14% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.66:1).

#A29C8B color codes

HEX	`#A29C8B`
RGB	`rgb(162, 156, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 11%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 14%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 14%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.42, -0.82, 9.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.42, 9.72, 94.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.449, 33.323, 29.196)`
Decimal	`10656907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29C8B, 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 #A29C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.66:1	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 #A29C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29c8b; }
.text { color: #a29c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 156 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29c8b, #9ca28b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A29C8B?: #A29C8B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29C8B?: The RGB value is 162, 156, 139: 162 red, 156 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29C8B?: The complementary color is #8B91A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.66:1 and white text 2.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.