What color is #A29C95?

#A29C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29C95?

The RGB value is 162, 156, 149: 162 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29C95?

The complementary color is #959BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29C95 color

#A29C95 rgb(162, 156, 149)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29C95 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 61.2% green and 58.4% blue (162, 156, 149).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 8% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Gateway Gray (#A0A09C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.73:1).

#A29C95 color codes

HEX	`#A29C95`
RGB	`rgb(162, 156, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 61.2%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 8%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 8%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.67, 0.9, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.67, 4.53, 78.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.213, 33.629, 33.222)`
Decimal	`10656917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29C95, 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 #A29C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.73:1	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 #A29C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29c95; }
.text { color: #a29c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 156 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29c95, #a2a295); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A29C95?: #A29C95 is a gray, closest to the named color Gateway Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29C95?: The RGB value is 162, 156, 149: 162 red, 156 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29C95?: The complementary color is #959BA2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.73:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.