What color is #844157?

#844157 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844157?

The RGB value is 132, 65, 87: 132 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844157?

The complementary color is #41846E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844157 color

#844157 rgb(132, 65, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #844157 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 25.5% green and 34.1% blue (132, 65, 87).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#844157 color codes

HEX	`#844157`
RGB	`rgb(132, 65, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 25.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 51%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.7, 31.31, 0.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.7, 31.31, 0.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.127, 9.375, 10.133)`
Decimal	`8667479`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844157, 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 #844157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#844157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #844157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844157; }
.text { color: #844157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 65 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844157, #844d41); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #844157?: #844157 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844157?: The RGB value is 132, 65, 87: 132 red, 65 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844157?: The complementary color is #41846E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.