What color is #A49E92?

#A49E92 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A49E92?

The RGB value is 164, 158, 146: 164 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A49E92?

The complementary color is #9298A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A49E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A49E92 color

#A49E92 rgb(164, 158, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A49E92 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 62% green and 57.3% blue (164, 158, 146).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 9% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 11% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Forgotten Sandstone (#AFA696), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#A49E92 color codes

HEX	`#A49E92`
RGB	`rgb(164, 158, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 62%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 9%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 11%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 11%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.3, 0.03, 7.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.3, 7.04, 89.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.724, 34.422, 32.109)`
Decimal	`10788498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A49E92, 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 #A49E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A49E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #A49E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a49e92; }
.text { color: #a49e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a49e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 158 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a49e92, #a1a492); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A49E92?: #A49E92 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Forgotten Sandstone. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A49E92?: The RGB value is 164, 158, 146: 164 red, 158 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A49E92?: The complementary color is #9298A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A49E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.