What color is #844B69?

#844B69 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844B69?

The RGB value is 132, 75, 105: 132 red, 75 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844B69?

The complementary color is #4B8466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844B69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844B69 color

#844B69 rgb(132, 75, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #844B69 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 29.4% green and 41.2% blue (132, 75, 105).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#844B69 color codes

HEX	`#844B69`
RGB	`rgb(132, 75, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 29.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 43%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.51, 28.4, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.51, 29.23, 346.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.582, 10.959, 14.709)`
Decimal	`8670057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844B69, 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 #844B69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844B69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #844B69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844b69; }
.text { color: #844b69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844b69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 75 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844b69, #844b4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #844B69?: #844B69 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844B69?: The RGB value is 132, 75, 105: 132 red, 75 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844B69?: The complementary color is #4B8466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844B69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.