What color is #852E67?

#852E67 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #852E67?

The RGB value is 133, 46, 103: 133 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #852E67?

The complementary color is #2E854C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #852E67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#852E67 color

#852E67 rgb(133, 46, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #852E67 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 18% green and 40.4% blue (133, 46, 103).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 49% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#852E67 color codes

HEX	`#852E67`
RGB	`rgb(133, 46, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 18%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 49%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 65%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.82, 43.53, -14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.82, 45.8, 341.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.098, 7.921, 13.668)`
Decimal	`8728167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #852E67, 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 #852E67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#852E67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #852E67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #852e67; }
.text { color: #852e67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #852e67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 46 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #852e67, #852e3c); }

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Questions

What color is #852E67?: #852E67 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #852E67?: The RGB value is 133, 46, 103: 133 red, 46 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #852E67?: The complementary color is #2E854C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #852E67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.