What color is #853C6A?

#853C6A 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 #853C6A?

The RGB value is 133, 60, 106: 133 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #853C6A?

The complementary color is #3C8557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #853C6A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#853C6A color

#853C6A rgb(133, 60, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #853C6A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 23.5% green and 41.6% blue (133, 60, 106).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#853C6A color codes

HEX	`#853C6A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 60, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 23.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.48, 37.16, -12.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.48, 39.08, 341.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.891, 9.26, 14.689)`
Decimal	`8731754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #853C6A, 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 #853C6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#853C6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #853C6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #853c6a; }
.text { color: #853c6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #853c6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 60 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #853c6a, #853c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #853C6A?: #853C6A 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 #853C6A?: The RGB value is 133, 60, 106: 133 red, 60 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #853C6A?: The complementary color is #3C8557, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #853C6A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.