What color is #A49273?

#A49273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49273?

The RGB value is 164, 146, 115: 164 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49273?

The complementary color is #7385A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49273 color

#A49273 rgb(164, 146, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49273 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 57.3% green and 45.1% blue (164, 146, 115).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Incense (#AF9A7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#A49273 color codes

HEX	`#A49273`
RGB	`rgb(164, 146, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.38, 1.82, 18.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.38, 19, 84.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.684, 29.689, 20.436)`
Decimal	`10785395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49273, 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 #A49273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A49273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	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 #A49273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49273; }
.text { color: #a49273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 146 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49273, #9ea473); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #A49273?: #A49273 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Incense. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49273?: The RGB value is 164, 146, 115: 164 red, 146 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49273?: The complementary color is #7385A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.