What color is #865269?

#865269 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865269?

The RGB value is 134, 82, 105: 134 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865269?

The complementary color is #52866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865269 color

#865269 rgb(134, 82, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #865269 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 32.2% green and 41.2% blue (134, 82, 105).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#865269 color codes

HEX	`#865269`
RGB	`rgb(134, 82, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 32.2%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 39%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, 25.11, -4.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 25.43, 350.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.399, 12.124, 14.891)`
Decimal	`8802921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865269, 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 #865269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #865269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865269; }
.text { color: #865269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 82 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865269, #865552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #865269?: #865269 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865269?: The RGB value is 134, 82, 105: 134 red, 82 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865269?: The complementary color is #52866F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.