What color is #857B91?

#857B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #857B91?

The RGB value is 133, 123, 145: 133 red, 123 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #857B91?

The complementary color is #87917B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #857B91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#857B91 color

#857B91 rgb(133, 123, 145)

Shades of purple

The hex color #857B91 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 48.2% green and 56.9% blue (133, 123, 145).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#857B91 color codes

HEX	`#857B91`
RGB	`rgb(133, 123, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 48.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 15%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 15%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, 8.25, -10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 13.34, 308.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.866, 21.197, 29.722)`
Decimal	`8747921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #857B91, 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 #857B91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#857B91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #857B91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #857b91; }
.text { color: #857b91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #857b91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 123 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #857b91, #907b91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #857B91?: #857B91 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #857B91?: The RGB value is 133, 123, 145: 133 red, 123 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #857B91?: The complementary color is #87917B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #857B91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.