What color is #873C5B?

#873C5B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873C5B?

The RGB value is 135, 60, 91: 135 red, 60 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873C5B?

The complementary color is #3C8768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873C5B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873C5B color

#873C5B rgb(135, 60, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #873C5B is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 23.5% green and 35.7% blue (135, 60, 91).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 33% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.43:1).

#873C5B color codes

HEX	`#873C5B`
RGB	`rgb(135, 60, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 23.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 56%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 33%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.25, 35.63, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.25, 35.75, 355.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.496, 9.139, 10.949)`
Decimal	`8862811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873C5B, 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 #873C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #873C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873c5b; }
.text { color: #873c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 60 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873c5b, #87423c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #873C5B?: #873C5B is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873C5B?: The RGB value is 135, 60, 91: 135 red, 60 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873C5B?: The complementary color is #3C8768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873C5B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.