Information about #A2917E color

#A2917E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A2917E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 145, 126) — 63.5% red, 56.9% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 14 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A2917E is a calm, restrained orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Gargoyle (#A3927E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Double Joss (#A69380) and Grayish Brown (#A8937D).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 145, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #A2917E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A2917E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A2917E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A2917E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A2917E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Double Joss color link
Double Joss

#A69380

Ecru Ochre color link
Ecru Ochre

#A48D83

Raincloud color link
Raincloud

#A39881

Triple Sisal color link
Triple Sisal

#A59578

Heirloom color link
Heirloom

#9D8B7C

Bronco color link
Bronco

#A79781

Rickshaw color link
Rickshaw

#AA917B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A2917E
  • RGB162, 145, 126
  • CMYK0, 7, 14, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 145, 126)
  • HSL32°, 16%, 56%
  • HSL Precise31.667°, 16.216%, 56.471%
  • HSV32°, 22%, 64%
  • HSB32°, 22%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.569, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.569, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.569, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA2917E
  • DECIMAL ID10654078
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01