What color is #A29F94?

#A29F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A29F94?

The RGB value is 162, 159, 148: 162 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A29F94?

The complementary color is #9497A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A29F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A29F94 color

#A29F94 rgb(162, 159, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A29F94 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 62.4% green and 58% blue (162, 159, 148).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 7% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Windless Morning (#ABA9A0), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#A29F94 color codes

HEX	`#A29F94`
RGB	`rgb(162, 159, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 62.4%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 7%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 9%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, -0.92, 6.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 6.19, 98.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.643, 34.616, 32.973)`
Decimal	`10657684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A29F94, 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 #A29F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A29F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #A29F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a29f94; }
.text { color: #a29f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a29f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 159 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a29f94, #9ea294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #A29F94?: #A29F94 is a gray, closest to the named color Windless Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A29F94?: The RGB value is 162, 159, 148: 162 red, 159 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A29F94?: The complementary color is #9497A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A29F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.