What color is #81595D?

#81595D 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 #81595D?

The RGB value is 129, 89, 93: 129 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #81595D?

The complementary color is #59817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #81595D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#81595D color

#81595D rgb(129, 89, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #81595D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 34.9% green and 36.5% blue (129, 89, 93).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#81595D color codes

HEX	`#81595D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 89, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 34.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 17.1, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 17.65, 14.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.602, 12.603, 12.017)`
Decimal	`8477021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #81595D, 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 #81595D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#81595D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #81595D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #81595d; }
.text { color: #81595d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #81595d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 89 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #81595d, #816959); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #81595D?: #81595D 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 #81595D?: The RGB value is 129, 89, 93: 129 red, 89 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #81595D?: The complementary color is #59817D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #81595D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.