What color is #A58989?

#A58989 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58989?

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

What is the complementary color of #A58989?

The complementary color is #89A5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58989 color

#A58989 rgb(165, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58989 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#A58989 color codes

HEX	`#A58989`
RGB	`rgb(165, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.61, 10.6, 3.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.61, 11.32, 20.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.978, 27.698, 27.482)`
Decimal	`10848649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58989, 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 #A58989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	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 #A58989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58989; }
.text { color: #a58989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58989, #a59789); }

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Questions

What color is #A58989?: #A58989 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58989?: The RGB value is 165, 137, 137: 165 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58989?: The complementary color is #89A5A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.54:1 and white text 3.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.