What color is #835D77?

#835D77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835D77?

The RGB value is 131, 93, 119: 131 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835D77?

The complementary color is #5D8369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835D77 color

#835D77 rgb(131, 93, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835D77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (131, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#835D77 color codes

HEX	`#835D77`
RGB	`rgb(131, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.21, 19.97, -8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.21, 21.69, 336.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.604, 13.987, 19.274)`
Decimal	`8609143`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835D77, 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 #835D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #835D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835d77; }
.text { color: #835d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835d77, #835d64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #835D77?: #835D77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835D77?: The RGB value is 131, 93, 119: 131 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835D77?: The complementary color is #5D8369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.