What color is #873958?

#873958 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873958?

The RGB value is 135, 57, 88: 135 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873958?

The complementary color is #398768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873958?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873958 color

#873958 rgb(135, 57, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #873958 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 22.4% green and 34.5% blue (135, 57, 88).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 35% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#873958 color codes

HEX	`#873958`
RGB	`rgb(135, 57, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 22.4%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 35%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 36.79, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 36.84, 356.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.217, 8.783, 10.23)`
Decimal	`8862040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873958, 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 #873958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #873958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873958; }
.text { color: #873958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 57 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873958, #874139); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #873958?: #873958 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873958?: The RGB value is 135, 57, 88: 135 red, 57 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873958?: The complementary color is #398768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873958?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.