What color is #835B66?

#835B66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835B66?

The RGB value is 131, 91, 102: 131 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835B66?

The complementary color is #5B8378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835B66 color

#835B66 rgb(131, 91, 102)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835B66 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.7% green and 40% blue (131, 91, 102).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#835B66 color codes

HEX	`#835B66`
RGB	`rgb(131, 91, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.16, 18.15, 0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.16, 18.16, 1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.5, 13.268, 14.312)`
Decimal	`8608614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835B66, 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 #835B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #835B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835b66; }
.text { color: #835b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 91 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835b66, #83645b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #835B66?: #835B66 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835B66?: The RGB value is 131, 91, 102: 131 red, 91 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835B66?: The complementary color is #5B8378, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.