What color is #873963?

#873963 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873963?

The RGB value is 135, 57, 99: 135 red, 57 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873963?

The complementary color is #39875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873963?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873963 color

#873963 rgb(135, 57, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #873963 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 22.4% green and 38.8% blue (135, 57, 99).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 41% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 27% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#873963 color codes

HEX	`#873963`
RGB	`rgb(135, 57, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 22.4%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 41%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 27%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.94, 38.31, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.94, 39.23, 347.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.707, 8.979, 12.813)`
Decimal	`8862051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873963, 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 #873963	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873963 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #873963 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873963; }
.text { color: #873963; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873963; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 57 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873963, #87393c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #873963?: #873963 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873963?: The RGB value is 135, 57, 99: 135 red, 57 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873963?: The complementary color is #39875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873963?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.