What color is #835C5C?

#835C5C 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 #835C5C?

The RGB value is 131, 92, 92: 131 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835C5C?

The complementary color is #5C8383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835C5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835C5C color

#835C5C rgb(131, 92, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #835C5C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.1% green and 36.1% blue (131, 92, 92).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#835C5C color codes

HEX	`#835C5C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 92, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.14, 15.99, 6.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.14, 17.22, 21.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.119, 13.253, 11.885)`
Decimal	`8608860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835C5C, 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 #835C5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835C5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #835C5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835c5c; }
.text { color: #835c5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835c5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 92 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835c5c, #83705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #835C5C?: #835C5C 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 #835C5C?: The RGB value is 131, 92, 92: 131 red, 92 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835C5C?: The complementary color is #5C8383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835C5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.