What color is #85335B?

#85335B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85335B?

The RGB value is 133, 51, 91: 133 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85335B?

The complementary color is #33855D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85335B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85335B color

#85335B rgb(133, 51, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #85335B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 20% green and 35.7% blue (133, 51, 91).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 45% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 32% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#85335B color codes

HEX	`#85335B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 51, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 20%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 45%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 62%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 32%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, 39.49, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 39.94, 351.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.746, 8.111, 10.79)`
Decimal	`8729435`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85335B, 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 #85335B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85335B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #85335B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85335b; }
.text { color: #85335b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85335b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 51 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85335b, #853433); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #85335B?: #85335B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85335B?: The RGB value is 133, 51, 91: 133 red, 51 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85335B?: The complementary color is #33855D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85335B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.