What color is #835E5E?

#835E5E 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 #835E5E?

The RGB value is 131, 94, 94: 131 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835E5E?

The complementary color is #5E8383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835E5E color

#835E5E rgb(131, 94, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #835E5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.9% green and 36.9% blue (131, 94, 94).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#835E5E color codes

HEX	`#835E5E`
RGB	`rgb(131, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.71, 15.11, 5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.71, 16.25, 21.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.383, 13.64, 12.41)`
Decimal	`8609374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835E5E, 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 #835E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #835E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835e5e; }
.text { color: #835e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835e5e, #83715e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #835E5E?: #835E5E 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 #835E5E?: The RGB value is 131, 94, 94: 131 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835E5E?: The complementary color is #5E8383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.