What color is #854F5E?

#854F5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #854F5E?

The RGB value is 133, 79, 94: 133 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854F5E?

The complementary color is #4F8576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854F5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854F5E color

#854F5E rgb(133, 79, 94)

Shades of pink

The hex color #854F5E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 31% green and 36.9% blue (133, 79, 94).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#854F5E color codes

HEX	`#854F5E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 79, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 31%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.23, 24.75, 0.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.23, 24.77, 2.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.49, 11.388, 12.022)`
Decimal	`8736606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854F5E, 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 #854F5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854F5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	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 #854F5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854f5e; }
.text { color: #854f5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854f5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 79 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854f5e, #855b4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #854F5E?: #854F5E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #854F5E?: The RGB value is 133, 79, 94: 133 red, 79 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854F5E?: The complementary color is #4F8576, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854F5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.28:1 and white text 6.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.