What color is #85476E?

#85476E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85476E?

The RGB value is 133, 71, 110: 133 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85476E?

The complementary color is #47855E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85476E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85476E color

#85476E rgb(133, 71, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #85476E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 27.8% green and 43.1% blue (133, 71, 110).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#85476E color codes

HEX	`#85476E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 71, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 27.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.93, 31.86, -10.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.93, 33.66, 341.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.741, 10.62, 16.022)`
Decimal	`8734574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85476E, 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 #85476E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85476E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #85476E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85476e; }
.text { color: #85476e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85476e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 71 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85476e, #85474f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #85476E?: #85476E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85476E?: The RGB value is 133, 71, 110: 133 red, 71 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85476E?: The complementary color is #47855E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85476E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.