What color is #835F72?

#835F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835F72?

The RGB value is 131, 95, 114: 131 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835F72?

The complementary color is #5F8370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835F72 color

#835F72 rgb(131, 95, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #835F72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 37.3% green and 44.7% blue (131, 95, 114).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#835F72 color codes

HEX	`#835F72`
RGB	`rgb(131, 95, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 37.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, 17.85, -4.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 18.53, 344.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.489, 14.225, 17.794)`
Decimal	`8609650`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835F72, 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 #835F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #835F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835f72; }
.text { color: #835f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 95 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835f72, #835f60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #835F72?: #835F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835F72?: The RGB value is 131, 95, 114: 131 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835F72?: The complementary color is #5F8370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.