What color is #856969?

#856969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856969?

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

What is the complementary color of #856969?

The complementary color is #698585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856969 color

#856969 rgb(133, 105, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856969 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#856969 color codes

HEX	`#856969`
RGB	`rgb(133, 105, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, 11.16, 4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 11.94, 20.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.274, 16.11, 15.562)`
Decimal	`8743273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856969, 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 #856969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #856969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856969; }
.text { color: #856969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 105 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856969, #857769); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #856969?: #856969 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856969?: The RGB value is 133, 105, 105: 133 red, 105 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856969?: The complementary color is #698585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.