What color is #A58162?

#A58162 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58162?

The RGB value is 165, 129, 98: 165 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58162?

The complementary color is #6286A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58162?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58162 color

#A58162 rgb(165, 129, 98)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58162 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 50.6% green and 38.4% blue (165, 129, 98).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 27% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 41% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Mulled Cider (#A18162), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.92:1).

#A58162 color codes

HEX	`#A58162`
RGB	`rgb(165, 129, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 50.6%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 27%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 41%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 41%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.67, 9.57, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.67, 24.09, 66.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.573, 24.583, 14.951)`
Decimal	`10846562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58162, 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 #A58162	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58162 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.92:1	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 #A58162 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58162; }
.text { color: #a58162; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58162; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 129 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58162, #a5a362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58162?: #A58162 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Mulled Cider. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58162?: The RGB value is 165, 129, 98: 165 red, 129 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58162?: The complementary color is #6286A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58162?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.