What color is #835E72?

#835E72 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 #835E72?

The RGB value is 131, 94, 114: 131 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835E72?

The complementary color is #5E836F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835E72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835E72 color

#835E72 rgb(131, 94, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835E72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.9% green and 44.7% blue (131, 94, 114).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#835E72 color codes

HEX	`#835E72`
RGB	`rgb(131, 94, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.3, 18.45, -5.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.3, 19.2, 343.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.4, 14.046, 17.764)`
Decimal	`8609394`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835E72, 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 #835E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #835E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835e72; }
.text { color: #835e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 94 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835e72, #835e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #835E72?: #835E72 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 #835E72?: The RGB value is 131, 94, 114: 131 red, 94 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835E72?: The complementary color is #5E836F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835E72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.