What color is #A49A82?

#A49A82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49A82?

The RGB value is 164, 154, 130: 164 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49A82?

The complementary color is #828CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49A82 color

#A49A82 rgb(164, 154, 130)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A49A82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 60.4% green and 51% blue (164, 154, 130).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Mohalla (#A79B7E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#A49A82 color codes

HEX	`#A49A82`
RGB	`rgb(164, 154, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 60.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 21%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.85, -0.39, 13.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.85, 13.94, 91.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.895, 32.616, 25.783)`
Decimal	`10787458`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49A82, 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 #A49A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	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 #A49A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49a82; }
.text { color: #a49a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 154 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49a82, #9da482); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A49A82?: #A49A82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Mohalla. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49A82?: The RGB value is 164, 154, 130: 164 red, 154 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49A82?: The complementary color is #828CA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.52:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.