What color is #865E60?

#865E60 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 #865E60?

The RGB value is 134, 94, 96: 134 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865E60?

The complementary color is #5E8684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865E60 color

#865E60 rgb(134, 94, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #865E60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.9% green and 37.6% blue (134, 94, 96).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 28% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#865E60 color codes

HEX	`#865E60`
RGB	`rgb(134, 94, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 28%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, 16.64, 5.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 17.49, 17.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.946, 13.919, 12.911)`
Decimal	`8805984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865E60, 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 #865E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #865E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865e60; }
.text { color: #865e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 94 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865e60, #86705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #865E60?: #865E60 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 #865E60?: The RGB value is 134, 94, 96: 134 red, 94 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865E60?: The complementary color is #5E8684, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.