What color is #844665?

#844665 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844665?

The RGB value is 132, 70, 101: 132 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844665?

The complementary color is #468465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844665?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844665 color

#844665 rgb(132, 70, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #844665 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 27.5% green and 39.6% blue (132, 70, 101).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 23% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#844665 color codes

HEX	`#844665`
RGB	`rgb(132, 70, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 27.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 23%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.25, 30.59, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.25, 31.23, 348.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.055, 10.227, 13.543)`
Decimal	`8668773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844665, 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 #844665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	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 #844665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844665; }
.text { color: #844665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 70 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844665, #844646); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #844665?: #844665 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844665?: The RGB value is 132, 70, 101: 132 red, 70 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844665?: The complementary color is #468465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844665?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.