What color is #84164F?

#84164F 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 #84164F?

The RGB value is 132, 22, 79: 132 red, 22 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84164F?

The complementary color is #16844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84164F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84164F color

#84164F rgb(132, 22, 79)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84164F is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 8.6% green and 31% blue (132, 22, 79).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 71% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 40% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wine Grape (#941751), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#84164F color codes

HEX	`#84164F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 22, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 8.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 71%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 83%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 40%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.53, 49, -5.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.53, 49.27, 353.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.215, 6.045, 7.972)`
Decimal	`8656463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84164F, 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 #84164F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#84164F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #84164F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84164f; }
.text { color: #84164f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84164f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 22 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84164f, #841618); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #84164F?: #84164F 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 #84164F?: The RGB value is 132, 22, 79: 132 red, 22 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84164F?: The complementary color is #16844B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84164F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.