What color is #844E64?

#844E64 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844E64?

The RGB value is 132, 78, 100: 132 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844E64?

The complementary color is #4E846E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844E64 color

#844E64 rgb(132, 78, 100)

Shades of pink

The hex color #844E64 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 30.6% green and 39.2% blue (132, 78, 100).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#844E64 color codes

HEX	`#844E64`
RGB	`rgb(132, 78, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 30.6%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.04, 25.86, -3.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.04, 26.04, 353.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.541, 11.275, 13.465)`
Decimal	`8670820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844E64, 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 #844E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #844E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844e64; }
.text { color: #844e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 78 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844e64, #84534e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #844E64?: #844E64 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844E64?: The RGB value is 132, 78, 100: 132 red, 78 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844E64?: The complementary color is #4E846E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.