What color is #865B77?

#865B77 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 #865B77?

The RGB value is 134, 91, 119: 134 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865B77?

The complementary color is #5B866A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865B77 color

#865B77 rgb(134, 91, 119)

Shades of pink

The hex color #865B77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 35.7% green and 46.7% blue (134, 91, 119).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 11% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#865B77 color codes

HEX	`#865B77`
RGB	`rgb(134, 91, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 35.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 32%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 11%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 22.27, -8.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 23.9, 338.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.902, 13.883, 19.239)`
Decimal	`8805239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865B77, 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 #865B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #865B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865b77; }
.text { color: #865b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 91 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865b77, #865b61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865B77?: #865B77 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 #865B77?: The RGB value is 134, 91, 119: 134 red, 91 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865B77?: The complementary color is #5B866A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.