What color is #834B72?

#834B72 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834B72?

The RGB value is 131, 75, 114: 131 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834B72?

The complementary color is #4B835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834B72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834B72 color

#834B72 rgb(131, 75, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #834B72 is a desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 29.4% green and 44.7% blue (131, 75, 114).

Its hue angle is 318°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#834B72 color codes

HEX	`#834B72`
RGB	`rgb(131, 75, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 29.4%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(318, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(318, 43%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.7, 29.58, -12.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.7, 32, 337.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.913, 11.073, 17.268)`
Decimal	`8604530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834B72, 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 #834B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #834B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834b72; }
.text { color: #834b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 75 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834b72, #834b56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #834B72?: #834B72 is a desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834B72?: The RGB value is 131, 75, 114: 131 red, 75 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834B72?: The complementary color is #4B835C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834B72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.