What color is #875273?

#875273 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875273?

The RGB value is 135, 82, 115: 135 red, 82 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875273?

The complementary color is #528766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875273?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875273 color

#875273 rgb(135, 82, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #875273 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 32.2% green and 45.1% blue (135, 82, 115).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 24% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#875273 color codes

HEX	`#875273`
RGB	`rgb(135, 82, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 32.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 24%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 39%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.88, 27.18, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.88, 28.79, 340.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.104, 12.424, 17.766)`
Decimal	`8868467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875273, 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 #875273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #875273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875273; }
.text { color: #875273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 82 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875273, #875259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875273?: #875273 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875273?: The RGB value is 135, 82, 115: 135 red, 82 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875273?: The complementary color is #528766, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875273?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.