What color is #A58B80?

#A58B80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58B80?

The RGB value is 165, 139, 128: 165 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58B80?

The complementary color is #809AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58B80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58B80 color

#A58B80 rgb(165, 139, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58B80 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.5% green and 50.2% blue (165, 139, 128).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 17% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#A58B80 color codes

HEX	`#A58B80`
RGB	`rgb(165, 139, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 17%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 22%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.91, 8.03, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.91, 12.47, 49.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.646, 28.024, 24.318)`
Decimal	`10849152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58B80, 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 #A58B80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58B80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	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 #A58B80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58b80; }
.text { color: #a58b80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58b80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 139 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58b80, #a59d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58B80?: #A58B80 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58B80?: The RGB value is 165, 139, 128: 165 red, 139 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58B80?: The complementary color is #809AA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58B80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.6:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.