What color is #815C5D?

#815C5D 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 #815C5D?

The RGB value is 129, 92, 93: 129 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815C5D?

The complementary color is #5C8180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815C5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815C5D color

#815C5D rgb(129, 92, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #815C5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.1% green and 36.5% blue (129, 92, 93).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 17% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#815C5D color codes

HEX	`#815C5D`
RGB	`rgb(129, 92, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 17%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.93, 15.32, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.93, 16.26, 19.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.856, 13.113, 12.102)`
Decimal	`8477789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815C5D, 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 #815C5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815C5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #815C5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815c5d; }
.text { color: #815c5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815c5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 92 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815c5d, #816e5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #815C5D?: #815C5D 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 #815C5D?: The RGB value is 129, 92, 93: 129 red, 92 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815C5D?: The complementary color is #5C8180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815C5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.