What color is #84114B?

#84114B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84114B?

The RGB value is 132, 17, 75: 132 red, 17 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84114B?

The complementary color is #11844A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84114B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84114B color

#84114B rgb(132, 17, 75)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84114B is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 6.7% green and 29.4% blue (132, 17, 75).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 77% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 43% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#84114B color codes

HEX	`#84114B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 17, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 6.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 77%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 87%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 43%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.94, 49.85, -3.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.94, 49.96, 356.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.987, 5.816, 7.199)`
Decimal	`8655179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84114B, 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 #84114B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#84114B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #84114B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84114b; }
.text { color: #84114b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84114b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 17 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84114b, #841111); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #84114B?: #84114B is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Wine Grape. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84114B?: The RGB value is 132, 17, 75: 132 red, 17 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84114B?: The complementary color is #11844A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84114B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.