What color is #843752?

#843752 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843752?

The RGB value is 132, 55, 82: 132 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843752?

The complementary color is #378469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843752 color

#843752 rgb(132, 55, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #843752 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 21.6% green and 32.2% blue (132, 55, 82).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.93:1).

#843752 color codes

HEX	`#843752`
RGB	`rgb(132, 55, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 21.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 58%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.49, 35.98, 0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.49, 35.98, 0.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.406, 8.248, 8.92)`
Decimal	`8664914`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843752, 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 #843752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #843752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843752; }
.text { color: #843752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 55 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843752, #844337); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #843752?: #843752 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843752?: The RGB value is 132, 55, 82: 132 red, 55 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843752?: The complementary color is #378469, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.