What color is #805A5B?

#805A5B 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 #805A5B?

The RGB value is 128, 90, 91: 128 red, 90 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805A5B?

The complementary color is #5A807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805A5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805A5B color

#805A5B rgb(128, 90, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #805A5B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 35.3% green and 35.7% blue (128, 90, 91).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 29% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#805A5B color codes

HEX	`#805A5B`
RGB	`rgb(128, 90, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 35.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 29%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.24, 15.79, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.24, 16.78, 19.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.447, 12.658, 11.578)`
Decimal	`8411739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805A5B, 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 #805A5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805A5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #805A5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805a5b; }
.text { color: #805a5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805a5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 90 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805a5b, #806c5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #805A5B?: #805A5B 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 #805A5B?: The RGB value is 128, 90, 91: 128 red, 90 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805A5B?: The complementary color is #5A807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805A5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.