What color is #806365?

#806365 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #806365?

The RGB value is 128, 99, 101: 128 red, 99 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806365?

The complementary color is #63807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806365?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806365 color

#806365 rgb(128, 99, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806365 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 38.8% green and 39.6% blue (128, 99, 101).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#806365 color codes

HEX	`#806365`
RGB	`rgb(128, 99, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 38.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 23%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.88, 12.02, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.88, 12.48, 15.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.713, 14.453, 14.271)`
Decimal	`8414053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806365, 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 #806365	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806365 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #806365 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806365; }
.text { color: #806365; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806365; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 99 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806365, #807063); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #806365?: #806365 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #806365?: The RGB value is 128, 99, 101: 128 red, 99 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806365?: The complementary color is #63807E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806365?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.