What color is #A58382?

#A58382 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58382?

The RGB value is 165, 131, 130: 165 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58382?

The complementary color is #82A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58382 color

#A58382 rgb(165, 131, 130)

Shades of red

The hex color #A58382 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (165, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#A58382 color codes

HEX	`#A58382`
RGB	`rgb(165, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.89, 12.86, 5.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.89, 13.99, 23.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.663, 25.845, 24.646)`
Decimal	`10847106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58382, 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 #A58382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #A58382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58382; }
.text { color: #a58382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58382, #a59582); }

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Questions

What color is #A58382?: #A58382 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58382?: The RGB value is 165, 131, 130: 165 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58382?: The complementary color is #82A4A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.