What color is #855F5E?

#855F5E 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 #855F5E?

The RGB value is 133, 95, 94: 133 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855F5E?

The complementary color is #5E8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855F5E color

#855F5E rgb(133, 95, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #855F5E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 37.3% green and 36.9% blue (133, 95, 94).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#855F5E color codes

HEX	`#855F5E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 95, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 37.3%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.2, 15.34, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.2, 16.74, 23.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.786, 13.98, 12.454)`
Decimal	`8740702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855F5E, 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 #855F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #855F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855f5e; }
.text { color: #855f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 95 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855f5e, #85735e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #855F5E?: #855F5E 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 #855F5E?: The RGB value is 133, 95, 94: 133 red, 95 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855F5E?: The complementary color is #5E8485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.