What color is #85646E?

#85646E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85646E?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 110: 133 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85646E?

The complementary color is #64857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85646E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85646E color

#85646E rgb(133, 100, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85646E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 43.1% blue (133, 100, 110).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#85646E color codes

HEX	`#85646E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.94, 14.96, -0.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.94, 14.97, 358.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.045, 15.227, 16.79)`
Decimal	`8741998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85646E, 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 #85646E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85646E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #85646E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85646e; }
.text { color: #85646e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85646e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85646e, #856a64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #85646E?: #85646E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85646E?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 110: 133 red, 100 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85646E?: The complementary color is #64857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85646E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.