What color is #856362?

#856362 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 #856362?

The RGB value is 133, 99, 98: 133 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856362?

The complementary color is #628485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856362 color

#856362 rgb(133, 99, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #856362 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (133, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#856362 color codes

HEX	`#856362`
RGB	`rgb(133, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.35, 13.58, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.35, 14.82, 23.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.34, 14.793, 13.548)`
Decimal	`8741730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856362, 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 #856362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #856362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856362; }
.text { color: #856362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856362, #857562); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856362?: #856362 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 #856362?: The RGB value is 133, 99, 98: 133 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856362?: The complementary color is #628485, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.