What color is #865B59?

#865B59 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 #865B59?

The RGB value is 134, 91, 89: 134 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865B59?

The complementary color is #598486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865B59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865B59 color

#865B59 rgb(134, 91, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #865B59 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.7% green and 34.9% blue (134, 91, 89).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#865B59 color codes

HEX	`#865B59`
RGB	`rgb(134, 91, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 34%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.17, 17.39, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.17, 19.27, 25.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.376, 13.273, 11.201)`
Decimal	`8805209`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865B59, 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 #865B59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865B59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #865B59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865b59; }
.text { color: #865b59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865b59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 91 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865b59, #867259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #865B59?: #865B59 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 #865B59?: The RGB value is 134, 91, 89: 134 red, 91 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865B59?: The complementary color is #598486, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865B59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.