What color is #A58F89?

#A58F89 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A58F89?

The RGB value is 165, 143, 137: 165 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A58F89?

The complementary color is #899FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A58F89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A58F89 color

#A58F89 rgb(165, 143, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A58F89 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 56.1% green and 53.7% blue (165, 143, 137).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 13% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 17% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.89:1).

#A58F89 color codes

HEX	`#A58F89`
RGB	`rgb(165, 143, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 56.1%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 13%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 17%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 17%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.18, 7.22, 6.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.18, 9.53, 40.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.855, 29.451, 27.774)`
Decimal	`10850185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A58F89, 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 #A58F89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#A58F89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.89:1	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 #A58F89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a58f89; }
.text { color: #a58f89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a58f89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 143 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a58f89, #a59d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #A58F89?: #A58F89 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A58F89?: The RGB value is 165, 143, 137: 165 red, 143 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A58F89?: The complementary color is #899FA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A58F89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.