What color is #A48585?

#A48585 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A48585?

The RGB value is 164, 133, 133: 164 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A48585?

The complementary color is #85A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A48585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A48585 color

#A48585 rgb(164, 133, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A48585 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 52.2% green and 52.2% blue (164, 133, 133).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#A48585 color codes

HEX	`#A48585`
RGB	`rgb(164, 133, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 52.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 19%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.38, 11.82, 4.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.38, 12.64, 20.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.931, 26.362, 25.803)`
Decimal	`10782085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A48585, 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 #A48585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A48585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	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 #A48585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a48585; }
.text { color: #a48585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a48585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 133 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a48585, #a49585); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A48585?: #A48585 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A48585?: The RGB value is 164, 133, 133: 164 red, 133 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A48585?: The complementary color is #85A4A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A48585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.27:1 and white text 3.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.