What color is #A58B8E?

#A58B8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58B8E?

The RGB value is 165, 139, 142: 165 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58B8E?

The complementary color is #8BA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58B8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58B8E color

#A58B8E rgb(165, 139, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58B8E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.5% green and 55.7% blue (165, 139, 142).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Sphinx (#A99593), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.68:1).

#A58B8E color codes

HEX	`#A58B8E`
RGB	`rgb(165, 139, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.26, 10.31, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.26, 10.51, 11.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.632, 28.418, 29.51)`
Decimal	`10849166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58B8E, 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 #A58B8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58B8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.68:1	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 #A58B8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58b8e; }
.text { color: #a58b8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58b8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 139 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58b8e, #a5958b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A58B8E?: #A58B8E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Sphinx. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58B8E?: The RGB value is 165, 139, 142: 165 red, 139 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58B8E?: The complementary color is #8BA5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58B8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.68:1 and white text 3.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.