What color is #851D61?

#851D61 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #851D61?

The RGB value is 133, 29, 97: 133 red, 29 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #851D61?

The complementary color is #1D8541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #851D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#851D61 color

#851D61 rgb(133, 29, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #851D61 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 11.4% green and 38% blue (133, 29, 97).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 64% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Bane of Royalty (#871466), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.95:1).

#851D61 color codes

HEX	`#851D61`
RGB	`rgb(133, 29, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 11.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 64%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 78%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.18, 49.33, -14.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.18, 51.39, 343.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.27, 6.73, 11.96)`
Decimal	`8723809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #851D61, 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 #851D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#851D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #851D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #851d61; }
.text { color: #851d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #851d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 29 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #851d61, #851d2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #851D61?: #851D61 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Bane of Royalty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #851D61?: The RGB value is 133, 29, 97: 133 red, 29 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #851D61?: The complementary color is #1D8541, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #851D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.