What color is #A58684?

#A58684 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58684?

The RGB value is 165, 134, 132: 165 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58684?

The complementary color is #84A3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58684?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58684 color

#A58684 rgb(165, 134, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58684 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 52.5% green and 51.8% blue (165, 134, 132).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% 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 6.34:1).

#A58684 color codes

HEX	`#A58684`
RGB	`rgb(165, 134, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 52.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 20%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.71, 11.48, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.71, 12.75, 25.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.207, 26.716, 25.496)`
Decimal	`10847876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58684, 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 #A58684	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58684 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	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 #A58684 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58684; }
.text { color: #a58684; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58684; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 134 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58684, #a59784); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A58684?: #A58684 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58684?: The RGB value is 165, 134, 132: 165 red, 134 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58684?: The complementary color is #84A3A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58684?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.34:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.