What color is #A58280?

#A58280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58280?

The RGB value is 165, 130, 128: 165 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58280?

The complementary color is #80A3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58280 color

#A58280 rgb(165, 130, 128)

Shades of red

The hex color #A58280 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (165, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#A58280 color codes

HEX	`#A58280`
RGB	`rgb(165, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 13.12, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 14.52, 25.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.396, 25.524, 23.901)`
Decimal	`10846848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58280, 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 #A58280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #A58280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58280; }
.text { color: #a58280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58280, #a59480); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A58280?: #A58280 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58280?: The RGB value is 165, 130, 128: 165 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58280?: The complementary color is #80A3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.