What color is #895F5F?

#895F5F 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 #895F5F?

The RGB value is 137, 95, 95: 137 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #895F5F?

The complementary color is #5F8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #895F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#895F5F color

#895F5F rgb(137, 95, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #895F5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 37.3% green and 37.3% blue (137, 95, 95).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 31% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#895F5F color codes

HEX	`#895F5F`
RGB	`rgb(137, 95, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 37.3%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 31%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 31%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.7, 17.13, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.7, 18.46, 21.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.475, 14.33, 12.722)`
Decimal	`9002847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #895F5F, 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 #895F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#895F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #895F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #895f5f; }
.text { color: #895f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #895f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 95 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #895f5f, #89745f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #895F5F?: #895F5F 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 #895F5F?: The RGB value is 137, 95, 95: 137 red, 95 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #895F5F?: The complementary color is #5F8989, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #895F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.