What color is #A59583?

#A59583 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59583?

The RGB value is 165, 149, 131: 165 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59583?

The complementary color is #8393A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59583 color

#A59583 rgb(165, 149, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59583 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.4% green and 51.4% blue (165, 149, 131).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 16% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 21% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.23:1).

#A59583 color codes

HEX	`#A59583`
RGB	`rgb(165, 149, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 16%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 21%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 21%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.62, 2.91, 11.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.62, 12.02, 75.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.361, 31.134, 25.878)`
Decimal	`10851715`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59583, 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 #A59583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.23:1	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 #A59583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59583; }
.text { color: #a59583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 149 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59583, #a4a583); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A59583?: #A59583 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59583?: The RGB value is 165, 149, 131: 165 red, 149 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59583?: The complementary color is #8393A5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.