What color is #805959?

#805959 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805959?

The RGB value is 128, 89, 89: 128 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805959?

The complementary color is #598080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805959?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805959 color

#805959 rgb(128, 89, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #805959 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.9% green and 34.9% blue (128, 89, 89).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#805959 color codes

HEX	`#805959`
RGB	`rgb(128, 89, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 34.9%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.93, 16.09, 6.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.93, 17.33, 21.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.278, 12.456, 11.101)`
Decimal	`8411481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805959, 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 #805959	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805959 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #805959 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805959; }
.text { color: #805959; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805959; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 89 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805959, #806d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #805959?: #805959 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805959?: The RGB value is 128, 89, 89: 128 red, 89 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805959?: The complementary color is #598080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805959?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.