What color is #A8524B?

#A8524B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8524B?

The RGB value is 168, 82, 75: 168 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8524B?

The complementary color is #4BA1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8524B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8524B color

#A8524B rgb(168, 82, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #A8524B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 32.2% green and 29.4% blue (168, 82, 75).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 55% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#A8524B color codes

HEX	`#A8524B`
RGB	`rgb(168, 82, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 32.2%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 55%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 55%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.46, 34.65, 20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.46, 40.34, 30.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.437, 14.87, 8.449)`
Decimal	`11031115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8524B, 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 #A8524B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A8524B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	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 #A8524B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8524b; }
.text { color: #a8524b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8524b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 82 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8524b, #a8804b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #A8524B?: #A8524B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8524B?: The RGB value is 168, 82, 75: 168 red, 82 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8524B?: The complementary color is #4BA1A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8524B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.