What color is #A5867C?

#A5867C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5867C?

The RGB value is 165, 134, 124: 165 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5867C?

The complementary color is #7C9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5867C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5867C color

#A5867C rgb(165, 134, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A5867C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 52.5% green and 48.6% blue (165, 134, 124).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 19% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 25% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#A5867C color codes

HEX	`#A5867C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 134, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 52.5%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 19%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 25%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 25%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.51, 10.24, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.51, 14.2, 43.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.681, 26.506, 22.723)`
Decimal	`10847868`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5867C, 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 #A5867C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A5867C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	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 #A5867C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5867c; }
.text { color: #a5867c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5867c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 134 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5867c, #a59b7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A5867C?: #A5867C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5867C?: The RGB value is 165, 134, 124: 165 red, 134 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5867C?: The complementary color is #7C9BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5867C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.3:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.