What color is #856479?

#856479 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856479?

The RGB value is 133, 100, 121: 133 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856479?

The complementary color is #648570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856479?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856479 color

#856479 rgb(133, 100, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #856479 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.2% green and 47.5% blue (133, 100, 121).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 9% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#856479 color codes

HEX	`#856479`
RGB	`rgb(133, 100, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 25%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 9%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 16.95, -6.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 18.17, 338.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.681, 15.482, 20.142)`
Decimal	`8742009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856479, 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 #856479	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856479 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #856479 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856479; }
.text { color: #856479; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856479; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 100 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856479, #856468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #856479?: #856479 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856479?: The RGB value is 133, 100, 121: 133 red, 100 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856479?: The complementary color is #648570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856479?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.