What color is #A58976?

#A58976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58976?

The RGB value is 165, 137, 118: 165 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58976?

The complementary color is #7692A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58976 color

#A58976 rgb(165, 137, 118)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58976 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.7% green and 46.3% blue (165, 137, 118).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 21% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cocoloco (#AA8F7A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#A58976 color codes

HEX	`#A58976`
RGB	`rgb(165, 137, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 21%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 28%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.16, 7.67, 14.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.16, 16.11, 61.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.733, 27.2, 20.925)`
Decimal	`10848630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58976, 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 #A58976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	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 #A58976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58976; }
.text { color: #a58976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 137 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58976, #a5a176); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58976?: #A58976 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Cocoloco. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58976?: The RGB value is 165, 137, 118: 165 red, 137 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58976?: The complementary color is #7692A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 and white text 3.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.