What color is #A58572?

#A58572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58572?

The RGB value is 165, 133, 114: 165 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58572?

The complementary color is #7292A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58572?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58572 color

#A58572 rgb(165, 133, 114)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58572 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 52.2% green and 44.7% blue (165, 133, 114).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 31% 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 6.2:1).

#A58572 color codes

HEX	`#A58572`
RGB	`rgb(165, 133, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 52.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 31%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 31%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.03, 9.36, 14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.03, 17.58, 57.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.942, 25.99, 19.514)`
Decimal	`10847602`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58572, 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 #A58572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #A58572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58572; }
.text { color: #a58572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 133 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58572, #a59f72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A58572?: #A58572 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nougat. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58572?: The RGB value is 165, 133, 114: 165 red, 133 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58572?: The complementary color is #7292A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58572?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.