What color is #835A75?

#835A75 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 #835A75?

The RGB value is 131, 90, 117: 131 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835A75?

The complementary color is #5A8368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835A75 color

#835A75 rgb(131, 90, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835A75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.3% green and 45.9% blue (131, 90, 117).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#835A75 color codes

HEX	`#835A75`
RGB	`rgb(131, 90, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.3%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.39, 21.37, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.39, 23, 338.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.227, 13.423, 18.562)`
Decimal	`8608373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835A75, 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 #835A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	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 #835A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835a75; }
.text { color: #835a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 90 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835a75, #835a61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835A75?: #835A75 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 #835A75?: The RGB value is 131, 90, 117: 131 red, 90 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835A75?: The complementary color is #5A8368, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.68:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.