What color is #805B59?

#805B59 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 #805B59?

The RGB value is 128, 91, 89: 128 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805B59?

The complementary color is #597E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805B59 color

#805B59 rgb(128, 91, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #805B59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (128, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 30% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#805B59 color codes

HEX	`#805B59`
RGB	`rgb(128, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 30%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.45, 14.9, 7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.45, 16.54, 25.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.447, 12.793, 11.158)`
Decimal	`8411993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805B59, 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 #805B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	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 #805B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805b59; }
.text { color: #805b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805b59, #806f59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #805B59?: #805B59 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 #805B59?: The RGB value is 128, 91, 89: 128 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805B59?: The complementary color is #597E80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.56:1 and white text 5.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.