What color is #843F65?

#843F65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843F65?

The RGB value is 132, 63, 101: 132 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843F65?

The complementary color is #3F845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843F65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843F65 color

#843F65 rgb(132, 63, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #843F65 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 24.7% green and 39.6% blue (132, 63, 101).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#843F65 color codes

HEX	`#843F65`
RGB	`rgb(132, 63, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 24.7%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 52%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.75, 34.44, -8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.75, 35.49, 346.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.643, 9.401, 13.405)`
Decimal	`8666981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843F65, 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 #843F65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843F65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #843F65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843f65; }
.text { color: #843f65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843f65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 63 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843f65, #843f42); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #843F65?: #843F65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843F65?: The RGB value is 132, 63, 101: 132 red, 63 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843F65?: The complementary color is #3F845E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843F65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.