What color is #875A72?

#875A72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #875A72?

The RGB value is 135, 90, 114: 135 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #875A72?

The complementary color is #5A876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #875A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#875A72 color

#875A72 rgb(135, 90, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #875A72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 35.3% green and 44.7% blue (135, 90, 114).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 20% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#875A72 color codes

HEX	`#875A72`
RGB	`rgb(135, 90, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 35.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 20%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 33%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, 22.34, -6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 23.14, 344.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.685, 13.679, 17.678)`
Decimal	`8870514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #875A72, 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 #875A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#875A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #875A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #875a72; }
.text { color: #875a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #875a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 90 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #875a72, #875a5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #875A72?: #875A72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #875A72?: The RGB value is 135, 90, 114: 135 red, 90 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #875A72?: The complementary color is #5A876F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #875A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.