What color is #865B5F?

#865B5F 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 #865B5F?

The RGB value is 134, 91, 95: 134 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865B5F?

The complementary color is #5B8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865B5F color

#865B5F rgb(134, 91, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #865B5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (134, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 29% 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 5.71:1).

#865B5F color codes

HEX	`#865B5F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 29%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.33, 18.26, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.33, 18.9, 14.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.639, 13.378, 12.583)`
Decimal	`8805215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865B5F, 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 #865B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #865B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865b5f; }
.text { color: #865b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865b5f, #866d5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #865B5F?: #865B5F 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 #865B5F?: The RGB value is 134, 91, 95: 134 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865B5F?: The complementary color is #5B8682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.