What color is #835B71?

#835B71 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 #835B71?

The RGB value is 131, 91, 113: 131 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835B71?

The complementary color is #5B836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835B71 color

#835B71 rgb(131, 91, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835B71 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.7% green and 44.3% blue (131, 91, 113).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#835B71 color codes

HEX	`#835B71`
RGB	`rgb(131, 91, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.51, 20.05, -5.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.51, 20.89, 343.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.082, 13.5, 17.378)`
Decimal	`8608625`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835B71, 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 #835B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #835B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835b71; }
.text { color: #835b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 91 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835b71, #835b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #835B71?: #835B71 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 #835B71?: The RGB value is 131, 91, 113: 131 red, 91 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835B71?: The complementary color is #5B836D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.