What color is #84456A?

#84456A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84456A?

The RGB value is 132, 69, 106: 132 red, 69 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84456A?

The complementary color is #45845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84456A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84456A color

#84456A rgb(132, 69, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84456A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 27.1% green and 41.6% blue (132, 69, 106).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.91:1).

#84456A color codes

HEX	`#84456A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 69, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 27.1%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, 31.95, -9.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 33.33, 343.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.246, 10.203, 14.852)`
Decimal	`8668522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84456A, 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 #84456A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84456A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #84456A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84456a; }
.text { color: #84456a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84456a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 69 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84456a, #84454a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #84456A?: #84456A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84456A?: The RGB value is 132, 69, 106: 132 red, 69 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84456A?: The complementary color is #45845F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84456A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.