What color is #A58979?

#A58979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58979?

The RGB value is 165, 137, 121: 165 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58979?

The complementary color is #7995A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58979 color

#A58979 rgb(165, 137, 121)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58979 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 53.7% green and 47.5% blue (165, 137, 121).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 20% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 27% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#A58979 color codes

HEX	`#A58979`
RGB	`rgb(165, 137, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 20%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 27%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 27%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.23, 8.11, 12.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.23, 14.94, 57.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.914, 27.272, 21.879)`
Decimal	`10848633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58979, 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 #A58979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	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 #A58979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58979; }
.text { color: #a58979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 137 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58979, #a59f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58979?: #A58979 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58979?: The RGB value is 165, 137, 121: 165 red, 137 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58979?: The complementary color is #7995A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.