What color is #875A5A?

#875A5A 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 #875A5A?

The RGB value is 135, 90, 90: 135 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875A5A?

The complementary color is #5A8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875A5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875A5A color

#875A5A rgb(135, 90, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #875A5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.3% green and 35.3% blue (135, 90, 90).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% 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 5.77:1).

#875A5A color codes

HEX	`#875A5A`
RGB	`rgb(135, 90, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.07, 18.54, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.07, 20.02, 22.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.494, 13.202, 11.403)`
Decimal	`8870490`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875A5A, 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 #875A5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875A5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #875A5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875a5a; }
.text { color: #875a5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875a5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 90 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875a5a, #87715a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #875A5A?: #875A5A 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 #875A5A?: The RGB value is 135, 90, 90: 135 red, 90 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875A5A?: The complementary color is #5A8787, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875A5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.