What color is #806969?

#806969 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 #806969?

The RGB value is 128, 105, 105: 128 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #806969?

The complementary color is #698080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #806969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#806969 color

#806969 rgb(128, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #806969 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 41.2% green and 41.2% blue (128, 105, 105).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#806969 color codes

HEX	`#806969`
RGB	`rgb(128, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.6, 9.14, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.6, 9.76, 20.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.503, 15.713, 15.525)`
Decimal	`8415593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #806969, 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 #806969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#806969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #806969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #806969; }
.text { color: #806969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #806969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #806969, #807569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #806969?: #806969 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 #806969?: The RGB value is 128, 105, 105: 128 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #806969?: The complementary color is #698080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #806969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.