What color is #85556D?

#85556D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85556D?

The RGB value is 133, 85, 109: 133 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85556D?

The complementary color is #55856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85556D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85556D color

#85556D rgb(133, 85, 109)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85556D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 33.3% green and 42.7% blue (133, 85, 109).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#85556D color codes

HEX	`#85556D`
RGB	`rgb(133, 85, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 33.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.14, 23.65, -5.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.14, 24.27, 347.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.682, 12.589, 16.069)`
Decimal	`8738157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85556D, 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 #85556D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85556D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #85556D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85556d; }
.text { color: #85556d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85556d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 85 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85556d, #855555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #85556D?: #85556D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85556D?: The RGB value is 133, 85, 109: 133 red, 85 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85556D?: The complementary color is #55856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85556D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.