What color is #815B62?

#815B62 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 #815B62?

The RGB value is 129, 91, 98: 129 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815B62?

The complementary color is #5B817A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815B62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815B62 color

#815B62 rgb(129, 91, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #815B62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 35.7% green and 38.4% blue (129, 91, 98).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#815B62 color codes

HEX	`#815B62`
RGB	`rgb(129, 91, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 35.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.81, 16.7, 2.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.81, 16.85, 7.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.999, 13.032, 13.278)`
Decimal	`8477538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815B62, 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 #815B62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815B62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	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 #815B62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815b62; }
.text { color: #815b62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815b62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 91 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815b62, #81675b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #815B62?: #815B62 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 #815B62?: The RGB value is 129, 91, 98: 129 red, 91 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815B62?: The complementary color is #5B817A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815B62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.61:1 and white text 5.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.