What color is #856A78?

#856A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #856A78?

The RGB value is 133, 106, 120: 133 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #856A78?

The complementary color is #6A8577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #856A78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#856A78 color

#856A78 rgb(133, 106, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #856A78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 41.6% green and 47.1% blue (133, 106, 120).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 10% yellow and 48% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#856A78 color codes

HEX	`#856A78`
RGB	`rgb(133, 106, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 41.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 10%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.82, 13.2, -3.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.82, 13.71, 344.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.217, 16.651, 20.02)`
Decimal	`8743544`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #856A78, 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 #856A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#856A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #856A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #856a78; }
.text { color: #856a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #856a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 106 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #856a78, #856a6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #856A78?: #856A78 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #856A78?: The RGB value is 133, 106, 120: 133 red, 106 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #856A78?: The complementary color is #6A8577, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #856A78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.