What color is #80605D?

#80605D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80605D?

The RGB value is 128, 96, 93: 128 red, 96 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80605D?

The complementary color is #5D7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80605D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80605D color

#80605D rgb(128, 96, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #80605D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.6% green and 36.5% blue (128, 96, 93).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 16% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 27% 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 5.6:1).

#80605D color codes

HEX	`#80605D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 96, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 16%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 27%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.87, 12.52, 6.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.87, 14.23, 28.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.061, 13.746, 12.214)`
Decimal	`8413277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80605D, 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 #80605D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80605D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #80605D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80605d; }
.text { color: #80605d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80605d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 96 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80605d, #80725d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #80605D?: #80605D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80605D?: The RGB value is 128, 96, 93: 128 red, 96 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80605D?: The complementary color is #5D7D80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80605D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.