What color is #85586F?

#85586F 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 #85586F?

The RGB value is 133, 88, 111: 133 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85586F?

The complementary color is #58856E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85586F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85586F color

#85586F rgb(133, 88, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85586F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 34.5% green and 43.5% blue (133, 88, 111).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#85586F color codes

HEX	`#85586F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 88, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 34.5%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, 22.23, -5.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 22.9, 346.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.032, 13.115, 16.723)`
Decimal	`8738927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85586F, 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 #85586F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85586F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #85586F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85586f; }
.text { color: #85586f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85586f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 88 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85586f, #855859); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #85586F?: #85586F 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 #85586F?: The RGB value is 133, 88, 111: 133 red, 88 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85586F?: The complementary color is #58856E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85586F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.