What color is #805F61?

#805F61 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 #805F61?

The RGB value is 128, 95, 97: 128 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805F61?

The complementary color is #5F807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805F61 color

#805F61 rgb(128, 95, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #805F61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (128, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#805F61 color codes

HEX	`#805F61`
RGB	`rgb(128, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, 13.75, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 14.35, 16.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.152, 13.637, 13.141)`
Decimal	`8413025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805F61, 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 #805F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #805F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805f61; }
.text { color: #805f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805f61, #806e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #805F61?: #805F61 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 #805F61?: The RGB value is 128, 95, 97: 128 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805F61?: The complementary color is #5F807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.