What color is #866165?

#866165 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 #866165?

The RGB value is 134, 97, 101: 134 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #866165?

The complementary color is #618682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #866165?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#866165 color

#866165 rgb(134, 97, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #866165 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 38% green and 39.6% blue (134, 97, 101).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#866165 color codes

HEX	`#866165`
RGB	`rgb(134, 97, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 38%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.02, 15.64, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.02, 16.07, 13.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.455, 14.558, 14.253)`
Decimal	`8806757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #866165, 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 #866165	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#866165 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #866165 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #866165; }
.text { color: #866165; }
.border { border: 2px solid #866165; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 97 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #866165, #867061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #866165?: #866165 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 #866165?: The RGB value is 134, 97, 101: 134 red, 97 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #866165?: The complementary color is #618682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #866165?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.