What color is #805971?

#805971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805971?

The RGB value is 128, 89, 113: 128 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805971?

The complementary color is #598068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805971?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805971 color

#805971 rgb(128, 89, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #805971 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.9% green and 44.3% blue (128, 89, 113).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#805971 color codes

HEX	`#805971`
RGB	`rgb(128, 89, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 34.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 30%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.65, 20.09, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.65, 21.34, 340.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.455, 12.927, 17.301)`
Decimal	`8411505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805971, 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 #805971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #805971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805971; }
.text { color: #805971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 89 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805971, #80595d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #805971?: #805971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805971?: The RGB value is 128, 89, 113: 128 red, 89 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805971?: The complementary color is #598068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805971?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.