What color is #A5928F?

#A5928F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5928F?

The RGB value is 165, 146, 143: 165 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5928F?

The complementary color is #8FA2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5928F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5928F color

#A5928F rgb(165, 146, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5928F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 57.3% green and 56.1% blue (165, 146, 143).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 11% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Cortex (#A99592), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#A5928F color codes

HEX	`#A5928F`
RGB	`rgb(165, 146, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 57.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 11%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 13%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.12, 6.54, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.12, 7.76, 32.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.754, 30.541, 30.256)`
Decimal	`10850959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5928F, 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 #A5928F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5928F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #A5928F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5928f; }
.text { color: #a5928f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5928f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 146 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5928f, #a59d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mushroom.

Questions

What color is #A5928F?: #A5928F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cortex. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5928F?: The RGB value is 165, 146, 143: 165 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5928F?: The complementary color is #8FA2A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5928F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.