What color is #835C75?

#835C75 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 #835C75?

The RGB value is 131, 92, 117: 131 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835C75?

The complementary color is #5C836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835C75 color

#835C75 rgb(131, 92, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835C75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.1% green and 45.9% blue (131, 92, 117).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% 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 5.6:1).

#835C75 color codes

HEX	`#835C75`
RGB	`rgb(131, 92, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.89, 20.19, -7.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.89, 21.62, 339.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.398, 13.765, 18.619)`
Decimal	`8608885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835C75, 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 #835C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #835C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835c75; }
.text { color: #835c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 92 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835c75, #835c62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835C75?: #835C75 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 #835C75?: The RGB value is 131, 92, 117: 131 red, 92 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835C75?: The complementary color is #5C836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.