What color is #A59598?

#A59598 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A59598?

The RGB value is 165, 149, 152: 165 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A59598?

The complementary color is #95A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A59598?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A59598 color

#A59598 rgb(165, 149, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #A59598 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 58.4% green and 59.6% blue (165, 149, 152).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 8% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 8% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Walkway (#A3999C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#A59598 color codes

HEX	`#A59598`
RGB	`rgb(165, 149, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.7%, 58.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 8%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 10%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 8%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.15, 6.44, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.15, 6.47, 5.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.931, 31.762, 34.148)`
Decimal	`10851736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A59598, 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 #A59598	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A59598 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #A59598 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a59598; }
.text { color: #a59598; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a59598; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(165 149 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a59598, #a59a95); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Purple.

Questions

What color is #A59598?: #A59598 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Walkway. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A59598?: The RGB value is 165, 149, 152: 165 red, 149 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A59598?: The complementary color is #95A5A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A59598?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.