What color is #835957?

#835957 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 #835957?

The RGB value is 131, 89, 87: 131 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835957?

The complementary color is #578183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835957?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835957 color

#835957 rgb(131, 89, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #835957 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 34.9% green and 34.1% blue (131, 89, 87).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#835957 color codes

HEX	`#835957`
RGB	`rgb(131, 89, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 34.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.25, 17.05, 8.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.25, 18.9, 25.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.653, 12.659, 10.687)`
Decimal	`8608087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835957, 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 #835957	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835957 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #835957 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835957; }
.text { color: #835957; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835957; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 89 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835957, #836f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #835957?: #835957 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 #835957?: The RGB value is 131, 89, 87: 131 red, 89 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835957?: The complementary color is #578183, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835957?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.