What color is #80605F?

#80605F 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 #80605F?

The RGB value is 128, 96, 95: 128 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80605F?

The complementary color is #5F7F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80605F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80605F color

#80605F rgb(128, 96, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #80605F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 37.6% green and 37.3% blue (128, 96, 95).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#80605F color codes

HEX	`#80605F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 96, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 37.6%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.92, 12.83, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.92, 14.01, 23.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.151, 13.782, 12.686)`
Decimal	`8413279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80605F, 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 #80605F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80605F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #80605F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80605f; }
.text { color: #80605f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80605f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 96 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80605f, #80715f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #80605F?: #80605F 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 #80605F?: The RGB value is 128, 96, 95: 128 red, 96 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80605F?: The complementary color is #5F7F80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80605F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.