What color is #873A57?

#873A57 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 #873A57?

The RGB value is 135, 58, 87: 135 red, 58 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873A57?

The complementary color is #3A876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873A57 color

#873A57 rgb(135, 58, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #873A57 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 22.7% green and 34.1% blue (135, 58, 87).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 36% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#873A57 color codes

HEX	`#873A57`
RGB	`rgb(135, 58, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 22.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 36%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, 36.14, -1.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 36.16, 358.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.226, 8.866, 10.03)`
Decimal	`8862295`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873A57, 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 #873A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #873A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873a57; }
.text { color: #873a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 58 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873a57, #87433a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #873A57?: #873A57 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 #873A57?: The RGB value is 135, 58, 87: 135 red, 58 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873A57?: The complementary color is #3A876A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.