What color is #A57368?

#A57368 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A57368?

The RGB value is 165, 115, 104: 165 red, 115 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A57368?

The complementary color is #689AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A57368?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A57368 color

#A57368 rgb(165, 115, 104)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A57368 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 45.1% green and 40.8% blue (165, 115, 104).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 25% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#A57368 color codes

HEX	`#A57368`
RGB	`rgb(165, 115, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 45.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 25%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 37%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 18.25, 13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 23, 37.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.147, 21.262, 15.926)`
Decimal	`10842984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A57368, 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 #A57368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A57368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #A57368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a57368; }
.text { color: #a57368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a57368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 115 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a57368, #a59268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A57368?: #A57368 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A57368?: The RGB value is 165, 115, 104: 165 red, 115 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A57368?: The complementary color is #689AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A57368?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.