What color is #815E66?

#815E66 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 #815E66?

The RGB value is 129, 94, 102: 129 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #815E66?

The complementary color is #5E8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #815E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#815E66 color

#815E66 rgb(129, 94, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #815E66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (129, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#815E66 color codes

HEX	`#815E66`
RGB	`rgb(129, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.7, 15.57, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.7, 15.61, 3.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.454, 13.633, 14.385)`
Decimal	`8478310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #815E66, 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 #815E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#815E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #815E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #815e66; }
.text { color: #815e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #815e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #815e66, #81685e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #815E66?: #815E66 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 #815E66?: The RGB value is 129, 94, 102: 129 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #815E66?: The complementary color is #5E8179, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #815E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.