What color is #A58371?

#A58371 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58371?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 113: 165 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58371?

The complementary color is #7193A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58371 color

#A58371 rgb(165, 131, 113)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58371 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 44.3% blue (165, 131, 113).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 32% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nougat (#AE8A78), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#A58371 color codes

HEX	`#A58371`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 32%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.49, 10.36, 14.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.49, 17.98, 54.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.615, 25.425, 19.125)`
Decimal	`10847089`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58371, 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 #A58371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	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 #A58371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58371; }
.text { color: #a58371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58371, #a59d71); }

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Questions

What color is #A58371?: #A58371 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58371?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 113: 165 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58371?: The complementary color is #7193A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.