What color is #865C63?

#865C63 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 #865C63?

The RGB value is 134, 92, 99: 134 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865C63?

The complementary color is #5C867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865C63 color

#865C63 rgb(134, 92, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #865C63 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.1% green and 38.8% blue (134, 92, 99).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#865C63 color codes

HEX	`#865C63`
RGB	`rgb(134, 92, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 31%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.69, 18.28, 2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.69, 18.52, 9.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.911, 13.624, 13.594)`
Decimal	`8805475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865C63, 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 #865C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #865C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865c63; }
.text { color: #865c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 92 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865c63, #866a5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #865C63?: #865C63 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 #865C63?: The RGB value is 134, 92, 99: 134 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865C63?: The complementary color is #5C867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.