What color is #845171?

#845171 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845171?

The RGB value is 132, 81, 113: 132 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845171?

The complementary color is #518464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845171?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845171 color

#845171 rgb(132, 81, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845171 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 31.8% green and 44.3% blue (132, 81, 113).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 24% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#845171 color codes

HEX	`#845171`
RGB	`rgb(132, 81, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 31.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 24%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 39%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.19, 26.3, -9.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.19, 27.91, 340.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.439, 11.984, 17.119)`
Decimal	`8671601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845171, 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 #845171	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845171 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #845171 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845171; }
.text { color: #845171; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845171; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 81 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845171, #845157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845171?: #845171 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845171?: The RGB value is 132, 81, 113: 132 red, 81 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845171?: The complementary color is #518464, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845171?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.