What color is #85687B?

#85687B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85687B?

The RGB value is 133, 104, 123: 133 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85687B?

The complementary color is #688572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85687B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85687B color

#85687B rgb(133, 104, 123)

Shades of pink

The hex color #85687B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 40.8% green and 48.2% blue (133, 104, 123).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#85687B color codes

HEX	`#85687B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 104, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 40.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 22%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.39, 14.95, -6.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.39, 16.16, 337.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.198, 16.318, 20.926)`
Decimal	`8743035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85687B, 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 #85687B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85687B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #85687B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85687b; }
.text { color: #85687b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85687b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 104 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85687b, #85686d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #85687B?: #85687B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85687B?: The RGB value is 133, 104, 123: 133 red, 104 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85687B?: The complementary color is #688572, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85687B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.