What color is #856169?

#856169 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 #856169?

The RGB value is 133, 97, 105: 133 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856169?

The complementary color is #61857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856169 color

#856169 rgb(133, 97, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #856169 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38% green and 41.2% blue (133, 97, 105).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#856169 color codes

HEX	`#856169`
RGB	`rgb(133, 97, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, 15.89, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 15.94, 4.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.498, 14.557, 15.303)`
Decimal	`8741225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856169, 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 #856169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #856169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856169; }
.text { color: #856169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 97 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856169, #856b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #856169?: #856169 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 #856169?: The RGB value is 133, 97, 105: 133 red, 97 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856169?: The complementary color is #61857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.