What color is #A58B7E?

#A58B7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58B7E?

The RGB value is 165, 139, 126: 165 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58B7E?

The complementary color is #7E98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58B7E color

#A58B7E rgb(165, 139, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A58B7E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.5% green and 49.4% blue (165, 139, 126).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 18% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 24% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#A58B7E color codes

HEX	`#A58B7E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 139, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 18%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 24%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 24%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.86, 7.73, 10.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.86, 13.12, 53.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.516, 27.972, 23.632)`
Decimal	`10849150`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58B7E, 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 #A58B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #A58B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58b7e; }
.text { color: #a58b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 139 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58b7e, #a59f7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58B7E?: #A58B7E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58B7E?: The RGB value is 165, 139, 126: 165 red, 139 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58B7E?: The complementary color is #7E98A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.