What color is #857387?

#857387 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857387?

The RGB value is 133, 115, 135: 133 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857387?

The complementary color is #758773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857387 color

#857387 rgb(133, 115, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857387 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 45.1% green and 52.9% blue (133, 115, 135).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 8% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Muted Berry (#91788C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#857387 color codes

HEX	`#857387`
RGB	`rgb(133, 115, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 45.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 8%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 15%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, 10.83, -8.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 13.67, 322.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.176, 18.998, 25.521)`
Decimal	`8745863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857387, 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 #857387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #857387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857387; }
.text { color: #857387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 115 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857387, #87737f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #857387?: #857387 is a gray, closest to the named color Muted Berry. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857387?: The RGB value is 133, 115, 135: 133 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857387?: The complementary color is #758773, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.