What color is #805E66?

#805E66 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 #805E66?

The RGB value is 128, 94, 102: 128 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805E66?

The complementary color is #5E8078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805E66 color

#805E66 rgb(128, 94, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #805E66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (128, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#805E66 color codes

HEX	`#805E66`
RGB	`rgb(128, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 15.17, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 15.19, 3.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.303, 13.555, 14.378)`
Decimal	`8412774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805E66, 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 #805E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #805E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805e66; }
.text { color: #805e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805e66, #80675e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #805E66?: #805E66 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 #805E66?: The RGB value is 128, 94, 102: 128 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805E66?: The complementary color is #5E8078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.