What color is #854357?

#854357 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #854357?

The RGB value is 133, 67, 87: 133 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854357?

The complementary color is #438571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854357?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854357 color

#854357 rgb(133, 67, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #854357 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 26.3% green and 34.1% blue (133, 67, 87).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#854357 color codes

HEX	`#854357`
RGB	`rgb(133, 67, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 26.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.28, 30.58, 1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.28, 30.6, 2.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.401, 9.69, 10.18)`
Decimal	`8733527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854357, 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 #854357	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#854357 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #854357 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854357; }
.text { color: #854357; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854357; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 67 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854357, #855043); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #854357?: #854357 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #854357?: The RGB value is 133, 67, 87: 133 red, 67 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854357?: The complementary color is #438571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854357?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.