What color is #843C4E?

#843C4E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843C4E?

The RGB value is 132, 60, 78: 132 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843C4E?

The complementary color is #3C8472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843C4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843C4E color

#843C4E rgb(132, 60, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #843C4E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 23.5% green and 30.6% blue (132, 60, 78).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 38% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#843C4E color codes

HEX	`#843C4E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 60, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 23.5%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 38%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 55%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.38, 32.86, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.38, 33.11, 7.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.507, 8.689, 8.225)`
Decimal	`8666190`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843C4E, 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 #843C4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843C4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #843C4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843c4e; }
.text { color: #843c4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843c4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 60 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843c4e, #844e3c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #843C4E?: #843C4E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843C4E?: The RGB value is 132, 60, 78: 132 red, 60 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843C4E?: The complementary color is #3C8472, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843C4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.