What color is #A58B97?

#A58B97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58B97?

The RGB value is 165, 139, 151: 165 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58B97?

The complementary color is #8BA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58B97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58B97 color

#A58B97 rgb(165, 139, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58B97 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 54.5% green and 59.2% blue (165, 139, 151).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 13% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#A58B97 color codes

HEX	`#A58B97`
RGB	`rgb(165, 139, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 54.5%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 13%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 16%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.52, 11.89, -2.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.52, 12.19, 347.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.335, 28.7, 33.214)`
Decimal	`10849175`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58B97, 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 #A58B97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58B97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #A58B97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58b97; }
.text { color: #a58b97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58b97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 139 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58b97, #a58c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A58B97?: #A58B97 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58B97?: The RGB value is 165, 139, 151: 165 red, 139 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58B97?: The complementary color is #8BA599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58B97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.