What color is #844E6F?

#844E6F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #844E6F?

The RGB value is 132, 78, 111: 132 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #844E6F?

The complementary color is #4E8463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #844E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#844E6F color

#844E6F rgb(132, 78, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #844E6F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 30.6% green and 43.5% blue (132, 78, 111).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#844E6F color codes

HEX	`#844E6F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 78, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 30.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 41%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.41, 27.69, -9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.41, 29.2, 341.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.109, 11.503, 16.46)`
Decimal	`8670831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #844E6F, 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 #844E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#844E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #844E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #844e6f; }
.text { color: #844e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #844e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 78 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #844e6f, #844e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #844E6F?: #844E6F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #844E6F?: The RGB value is 132, 78, 111: 132 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #844E6F?: The complementary color is #4E8463, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #844E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.