What color is #A58F85?

#A58F85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58F85?

The RGB value is 165, 143, 133: 165 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58F85?

The complementary color is #859BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58F85 color

#A58F85 rgb(165, 143, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58F85 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.1% green and 52.2% blue (165, 143, 133).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 15% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#A58F85 color codes

HEX	`#A58F85`
RGB	`rgb(165, 143, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 15%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.08, 6.57, 8.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.08, 10.63, 51.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.573, 29.339, 26.291)`
Decimal	`10850181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58F85, 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 #A58F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #A58F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58f85; }
.text { color: #a58f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 143 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58f85, #a59f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #A58F85?: #A58F85 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58F85?: The RGB value is 165, 143, 133: 165 red, 143 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58F85?: The complementary color is #859BA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.