What color is #A49292?

#A49292 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49292?

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

What is the complementary color of #A49292?

The complementary color is #92A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49292?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49292 color

#A49292 rgb(164, 146, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49292 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#A49292 color codes

HEX	`#A49292`
RGB	`rgb(164, 146, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 57.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.11, 6.68, 2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.11, 7.12, 20.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.777, 30.526, 31.459)`
Decimal	`10785426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49292, 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 #A49292	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49292 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	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 #A49292 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49292; }
.text { color: #a49292; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49292; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 146 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49292, #a49b92); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A49292?: #A49292 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49292?: The RGB value is 164, 146, 146: 164 red, 146 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49292?: The complementary color is #92A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49292?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.