What color is #856971?

#856971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856971?

The RGB value is 133, 105, 113: 133 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856971?

The complementary color is #69857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856971?

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.

#856971 color

#856971 rgb(133, 105, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #856971 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.2% green and 44.3% blue (133, 105, 113).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#856971 color codes

HEX	`#856971`
RGB	`rgb(133, 105, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 21%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 12.52, -0.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 12.53, 359.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.705, 16.283, 17.83)`
Decimal	`8743281`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856971, 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 #856971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856971 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 #856971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856971; }
.text { color: #856971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 105 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856971, #856f69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #856971?: #856971 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856971?: The RGB value is 133, 105, 113: 133 red, 105 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856971?: The complementary color is #69857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856971?: 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.