What color is #856177?

#856177 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856177?

The RGB value is 133, 97, 119: 133 red, 97 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856177?

The complementary color is #61856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856177?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856177 color

#856177 rgb(133, 97, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #856177 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 38% green and 46.7% blue (133, 97, 119).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#856177 color codes

HEX	`#856177`
RGB	`rgb(133, 97, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 38%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.45, 18.35, -6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.45, 19.5, 340.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.277, 14.869, 19.409)`
Decimal	`8741239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856177, 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 #856177	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856177 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #856177 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856177; }
.text { color: #856177; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856177; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 97 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856177, #856165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #856177?: #856177 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856177?: The RGB value is 133, 97, 119: 133 red, 97 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856177?: The complementary color is #61856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856177?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.