What color is #84455E?

#84455E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84455E?

The RGB value is 132, 69, 94: 132 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84455E?

The complementary color is #45846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84455E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84455E color

#84455E rgb(132, 69, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #84455E is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 27.1% green and 36.9% blue (132, 69, 94).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#84455E color codes

HEX	`#84455E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 69, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 27.1%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.79, 30.08, -2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.79, 30.19, 355.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.665, 9.971, 11.792)`
Decimal	`8668510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84455E, 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 #84455E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#84455E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #84455E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84455e; }
.text { color: #84455e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84455e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 69 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84455e, #844c45); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #84455E?: #84455E is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84455E?: The RGB value is 132, 69, 94: 132 red, 69 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84455E?: The complementary color is #45846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84455E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.