What color is #857186?

#857186 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857186?

The RGB value is 133, 113, 134: 133 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857186?

The complementary color is #728671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857186?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857186 color

#857186 rgb(133, 113, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857186 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 44.3% green and 52.5% blue (133, 113, 134).

Its hue angle is 297°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#857186 color codes

HEX	`#857186`
RGB	`rgb(133, 113, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 44.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(297, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(297, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.12, 11.81, -8.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.12, 14.6, 323.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.881, 18.518, 25.077)`
Decimal	`8745350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857186, 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 #857186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	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 #857186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857186; }
.text { color: #857186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 113 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857186, #86717d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #857186?: #857186 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857186?: The RGB value is 133, 113, 134: 133 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857186?: The complementary color is #728671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857186?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.