What color is #856672?

#856672 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856672?

The RGB value is 133, 102, 114: 133 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856672?

The complementary color is #668579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856672 color

#856672 rgb(133, 102, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #856672 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40% green and 44.7% blue (133, 102, 114).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#856672 color codes

HEX	`#856672`
RGB	`rgb(133, 102, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.58, 14.48, -1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.58, 14.6, 352.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.461, 15.705, 18.028)`
Decimal	`8742514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856672, 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 #856672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #856672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856672; }
.text { color: #856672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 102 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856672, #856966); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #856672?: #856672 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856672?: The RGB value is 133, 102, 114: 133 red, 102 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856672?: The complementary color is #668579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.