What color is #856474?

#856474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856474?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 116: 133 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856474?

The complementary color is #648575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856474 color

#856474 rgb(133, 100, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #856474 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 45.5% blue (133, 100, 116).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#856474 color codes

HEX	`#856474`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.13, 16.02, -3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.13, 16.47, 346.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.382, 15.363, 18.569)`
Decimal	`8742004`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856474, 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 #856474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	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 #856474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856474; }
.text { color: #856474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856474, #856564); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #856474?: #856474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856474?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 116: 133 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856474?: The complementary color is #648575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.07:1 and white text 5.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.