What color is #815858?

#815858 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 #815858?

The RGB value is 129, 88, 88: 129 red, 88 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815858?

The complementary color is #588181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815858?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815858 color

#815858 rgb(129, 88, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #815858 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.5% green and 34.5% blue (129, 88, 88).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#815858 color codes

HEX	`#815858`
RGB	`rgb(129, 88, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 16.95, 6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 18.28, 22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.305, 12.352, 10.861)`
Decimal	`8476760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815858, 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 #815858	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815858 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #815858 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815858; }
.text { color: #815858; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815858; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 88 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815858, #816d58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #815858?: #815858 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 #815858?: The RGB value is 129, 88, 88: 129 red, 88 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815858?: The complementary color is #588181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815858?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.