What color is #A58778?

#A58778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58778?

The RGB value is 165, 135, 120: 165 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58778?

The complementary color is #7896A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58778?

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.

#A58778 color

#A58778 rgb(165, 135, 120)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58778 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 52.9% green and 47.1% blue (165, 135, 120).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A58778 color codes

HEX	`#A58778`
RGB	`rgb(165, 135, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 52.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.68, 9.09, 12.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.68, 15.34, 53.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.572, 26.684, 21.464)`
Decimal	`10848120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58778, 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 #A58778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58778 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 #A58778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58778; }
.text { color: #a58778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 135 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58778, #a59e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #A58778?: #A58778 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58778?: The RGB value is 165, 135, 120: 165 red, 135 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58778?: The complementary color is #7896A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58778?: 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.