What color is #835B73?

#835B73 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 #835B73?

The RGB value is 131, 91, 115: 131 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835B73?

The complementary color is #5B836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835B73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835B73 color

#835B73 rgb(131, 91, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835B73 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 35.7% green and 45.1% blue (131, 91, 115).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#835B73 color codes

HEX	`#835B73`
RGB	`rgb(131, 91, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 35.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.57, 20.41, -7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.57, 21.58, 341.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.196, 13.546, 17.978)`
Decimal	`8608627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835B73, 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 #835B73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835B73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #835B73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835b73; }
.text { color: #835b73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835b73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 91 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835b73, #835b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835B73?: #835B73 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 #835B73?: The RGB value is 131, 91, 115: 131 red, 91 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835B73?: The complementary color is #5B836B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835B73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.