What color is #843E60?

#843E60 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843E60?

The RGB value is 132, 62, 96: 132 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843E60?

The complementary color is #3E8462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843E60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843E60 color

#843E60 rgb(132, 62, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #843E60 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 24.3% green and 37.6% blue (132, 62, 96).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 27% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.4:1).

#843E60 color codes

HEX	`#843E60`
RGB	`rgb(132, 62, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 24.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 27%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.36, 34.22, -5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.36, 34.74, 350.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.35, 9.196, 12.136)`
Decimal	`8666720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843E60, 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 #843E60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843E60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #843E60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843e60; }
.text { color: #843e60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843e60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 62 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843e60, #843f3e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #843E60?: #843E60 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843E60?: The RGB value is 132, 62, 96: 132 red, 62 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843E60?: The complementary color is #3E8462, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843E60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.