What color is #85606A?

#85606A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85606A?

The RGB value is 133, 96, 106: 133 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85606A?

The complementary color is #60857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85606A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85606A color

#85606A rgb(133, 96, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85606A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 37.6% green and 41.6% blue (133, 96, 106).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#85606A color codes

HEX	`#85606A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 96, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 37.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.79, 16.65, 0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.79, 16.65, 0.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.457, 14.394, 15.544)`
Decimal	`8740970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85606A, 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 #85606A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85606A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #85606A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85606a; }
.text { color: #85606a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85606a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 96 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85606a, #856860); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #85606A?: #85606A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85606A?: The RGB value is 133, 96, 106: 133 red, 96 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85606A?: The complementary color is #60857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85606A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.