What color is #85656F?

#85656F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85656F?

The RGB value is 133, 101, 111: 133 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85656F?

The complementary color is #65857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85656F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85656F color

#85656F rgb(133, 101, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85656F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 39.6% green and 43.5% blue (133, 101, 111).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 14% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 17% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#85656F color codes

HEX	`#85656F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 101, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 39.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 14%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 24%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 17%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.23, 14.54, -0.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.23, 14.55, 357.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.196, 15.442, 17.111)`
Decimal	`8742255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85656F, 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 #85656F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85656F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #85656F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85656f; }
.text { color: #85656f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85656f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 101 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85656f, #856b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #85656F?: #85656F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85656F?: The RGB value is 133, 101, 111: 133 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85656F?: The complementary color is #65857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85656F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.