What color is #85505D?

#85505D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85505D?

The RGB value is 133, 80, 93: 133 red, 80 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85505D?

The complementary color is #508578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85505D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85505D color

#85505D rgb(133, 80, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #85505D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 31.4% green and 36.5% blue (133, 80, 93).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#85505D color codes

HEX	`#85505D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 80, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 31.4%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.44, 24.02, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.44, 24.1, 4.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.518, 11.515, 11.812)`
Decimal	`8736861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85505D, 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 #85505D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85505D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #85505D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85505d; }
.text { color: #85505d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85505d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 80 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85505d, #855d50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #85505D?: #85505D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85505D?: The RGB value is 133, 80, 93: 133 red, 80 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85505D?: The complementary color is #508578, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85505D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.