What color is #865E78?

#865E78 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 #865E78?

The RGB value is 134, 94, 120: 134 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865E78?

The complementary color is #5E866C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865E78 color

#865E78 rgb(134, 94, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #865E78 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 36.9% green and 47.1% blue (134, 94, 120).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 18% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 10% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#865E78 color codes

HEX	`#865E78`
RGB	`rgb(134, 94, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 36.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 18%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 10%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.84, 20.69, -8.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.84, 22.22, 338.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.224, 14.431, 19.644)`
Decimal	`8806008`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865E78, 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 #865E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #865E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865e78; }
.text { color: #865e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 94 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865e78, #865e64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #865E78?: #865E78 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 #865E78?: The RGB value is 134, 94, 120: 134 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865E78?: The complementary color is #5E866C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.