What color is #853C69?

#853C69 is a dark, desaturated rose known as Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Midnight Aubergine?

The RGB value is 133, 60, 105: 133 red, 60 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Midnight Aubergine?

The complementary color is #3C8558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #853C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Midnight Aubergine color: hex code #853C69

#853C69 rgb(133, 60, 105)

Shades of purple

Midnight Aubergine has the hex code #853C69. It is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 23.5% green and 41.2% blue (133, 60, 105).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Midnight Aubergine (#853C69) color codes

HEX	`#853C69`
RGB	`rgb(133, 60, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 23.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.44, 37, -11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.44, 38.75, 342.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.839, 9.239, 14.416)`
Decimal	`8731753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Midnight Aubergine, 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 #853C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#853C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #853C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #853c69; }
.text { color: #853c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #853c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 60 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #853c69, #853c44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

See #853C69 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #853C69?: #853C69 is a dark, desaturated rose known as Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Midnight Aubergine?: The RGB value is 133, 60, 105: 133 red, 60 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Midnight Aubergine?: The complementary color is #3C8558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #853C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.