What color is #A58F82?

#A58F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58F82?

The RGB value is 165, 143, 130: 165 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58F82?

The complementary color is #8298A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58F82 color

#A58F82 rgb(165, 143, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58F82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.1% green and 51% blue (165, 143, 130).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#A58F82 color codes

HEX	`#A58F82`
RGB	`rgb(165, 143, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, 6.1, 9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 11.67, 58.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.369, 29.257, 25.215)`
Decimal	`10850178`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58F82, 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 #A58F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #A58F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58f82; }
.text { color: #a58f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 143 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58f82, #a5a182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58F82?: #A58F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58F82?: The RGB value is 165, 143, 130: 165 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58F82?: The complementary color is #8298A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.