What color is #854F62?

#854F62 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 #854F62?

The RGB value is 133, 79, 98: 133 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854F62?

The complementary color is #4F8572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854F62 color

#854F62 rgb(133, 79, 98)

Shades of pink

The hex color #854F62 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 31% green and 38.4% blue (133, 79, 98).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 26% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#854F62 color codes

HEX	`#854F62`
RGB	`rgb(133, 79, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 31%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 26%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.35, 25.35, -1.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.35, 25.39, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.674, 11.461, 12.992)`
Decimal	`8736610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854F62, 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 #854F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #854F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854f62; }
.text { color: #854f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 79 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854f62, #85574f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #854F62?: #854F62 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 #854F62?: The RGB value is 133, 79, 98: 133 red, 79 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854F62?: The complementary color is #4F8572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.