What color is #855D77?

#855D77 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 #855D77?

The RGB value is 133, 93, 119: 133 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855D77?

The complementary color is #5D856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855D77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855D77 color

#855D77 rgb(133, 93, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #855D77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 36.5% green and 46.7% blue (133, 93, 119).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#855D77 color codes

HEX	`#855D77`
RGB	`rgb(133, 93, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 36.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 20.72, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 22.25, 338.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.917, 14.148, 19.289)`
Decimal	`8740215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855D77, 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 #855D77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855D77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #855D77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855d77; }
.text { color: #855d77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855d77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 93 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855d77, #855d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #855D77?: #855D77 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 #855D77?: The RGB value is 133, 93, 119: 133 red, 93 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855D77?: The complementary color is #5D856B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855D77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.