What color is #A58823?

#A58823 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58823?

The RGB value is 165, 136, 35: 165 red, 136 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58823?

The complementary color is #2340A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58823?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58823 color

#A58823 rgb(165, 136, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58823 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.3% green and 13.7% blue (165, 136, 35).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 65% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 79% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Rich Gold (#AA8833), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#A58823 color codes

HEX	`#A58823`
RGB	`rgb(165, 136, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 65%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 79%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 79%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.78, 0.73, 54.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.78, 54.38, 89.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.626, 25.731, 5.259)`
Decimal	`10848291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58823, 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 #A58823	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58823 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #A58823 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58823; }
.text { color: #a58823; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58823; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 136 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58823, #81a523); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #A58823?: #A58823 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Rich Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58823?: The RGB value is 165, 136, 35: 165 red, 136 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58823?: The complementary color is #2340A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58823?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.