What color is #843A59?

#843A59 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843A59?

The RGB value is 132, 58, 89: 132 red, 58 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843A59?

The complementary color is #3A8465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843A59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843A59 color

#843A59 rgb(132, 58, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #843A59 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 22.7% green and 34.9% blue (132, 58, 89).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

#843A59 color codes

HEX	`#843A59`
RGB	`rgb(132, 58, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 22.7%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 56%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 35.34, -3.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 35.48, 355.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.833, 8.654, 10.444)`
Decimal	`8665689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843A59, 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 #843A59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843A59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #843A59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843a59; }
.text { color: #843a59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843a59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 58 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843a59, #84403a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #843A59?: #843A59 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843A59?: The RGB value is 132, 58, 89: 132 red, 58 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843A59?: The complementary color is #3A8465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843A59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.