What color is #804167?

#804167 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 #804167?

The RGB value is 128, 65, 103: 128 red, 65 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #804167?

The complementary color is #41805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #804167?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#804167 color

#804167 rgb(128, 65, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #804167 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 25.5% green and 40.4% blue (128, 65, 103).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 20% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.32:1).

#804167 color codes

HEX	`#804167`
RGB	`rgb(128, 65, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 25.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 49%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 20%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.65, 32.26, -10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.65, 33.78, 342.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.241, 9.35, 13.937)`
Decimal	`8405351`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #804167, 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 #804167	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#804167 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #804167 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #804167; }
.text { color: #804167; }
.border { border: 2px solid #804167; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 65 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #804167, #804147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #804167?: #804167 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 #804167?: The RGB value is 128, 65, 103: 128 red, 65 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #804167?: The complementary color is #41805A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #804167?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.