What color is #84425C?

#84425C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84425C?

The RGB value is 132, 66, 92: 132 red, 66 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84425C?

The complementary color is #42846A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84425C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84425C color

#84425C rgb(132, 66, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #84425C is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 25.9% green and 36.1% blue (132, 66, 92).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 30% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#84425C color codes

HEX	`#84425C`
RGB	`rgb(132, 66, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 25.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 30%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.07, 31.46, -2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.07, 31.55, 355.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.396, 9.576, 11.266)`
Decimal	`8667740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84425C, 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 #84425C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#84425C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #84425C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84425c; }
.text { color: #84425c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84425c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 66 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84425c, #844942); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #84425C?: #84425C is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84425C?: The RGB value is 132, 66, 92: 132 red, 66 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84425C?: The complementary color is #42846A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84425C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.