What color is #865F65?

#865F65 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 #865F65?

The RGB value is 134, 95, 101: 134 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865F65?

The complementary color is #5F8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865F65 color

#865F65 rgb(134, 95, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #865F65 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 37.3% green and 39.6% blue (134, 95, 101).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#865F65 color codes

HEX	`#865F65`
RGB	`rgb(134, 95, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 37.3%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.51, 16.82, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.51, 17.08, 9.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.273, 14.193, 14.192)`
Decimal	`8806245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865F65, 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 #865F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #865F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865f65; }
.text { color: #865f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 95 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865f65, #866d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #865F65?: #865F65 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 #865F65?: The RGB value is 134, 95, 101: 134 red, 95 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865F65?: The complementary color is #5F8680, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.