What color is #855B5F?

#855B5F 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 #855B5F?

The RGB value is 133, 91, 95: 133 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855B5F?

The complementary color is #5B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855B5F color

#855B5F rgb(133, 91, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #855B5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (133, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% 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 5.74:1).

#855B5F color codes

HEX	`#855B5F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.21, 17.86, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.21, 18.46, 14.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.48, 13.296, 12.575)`
Decimal	`8739679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855B5F, 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 #855B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #855B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855b5f; }
.text { color: #855b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855b5f, #856c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #855B5F?: #855B5F 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 #855B5F?: The RGB value is 133, 91, 95: 133 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855B5F?: The complementary color is #5B8581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.