What color is #A5958C?

#A5958C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A5958C?

The RGB value is 165, 149, 140: 165 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A5958C?

The complementary color is #8C9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A5958C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A5958C color

#A5958C rgb(165, 149, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A5958C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.4% green and 54.9% blue (165, 149, 140).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Earl Gray (#A6978A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#A5958C color codes

HEX	`#A5958C`
RGB	`rgb(165, 149, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.4%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 15%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, 4.36, 6.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 8.16, 57.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.998, 31.388, 29.231)`
Decimal	`10851724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A5958C, 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 #A5958C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A5958C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #A5958C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a5958c; }
.text { color: #a5958c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a5958c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 149 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a5958c, #a5a28c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #A5958C?: #A5958C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earl Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A5958C?: The RGB value is 165, 149, 140: 165 red, 149 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A5958C?: The complementary color is #8C9CA5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A5958C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.