What color is #845367?

#845367 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845367?

The RGB value is 132, 83, 103: 132 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845367?

The complementary color is #538470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845367?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845367 color

#845367 rgb(132, 83, 103)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845367 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.5% green and 40.4% blue (132, 83, 103).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 22% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#845367 color codes

HEX	`#845367`
RGB	`rgb(132, 83, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 22%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.33, 23.43, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.33, 23.62, 352.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.057, 12.072, 14.366)`
Decimal	`8672103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845367, 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 #845367	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845367 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #845367 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845367; }
.text { color: #845367; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845367; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 83 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845367, #845853); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845367?: #845367 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845367?: The RGB value is 132, 83, 103: 132 red, 83 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845367?: The complementary color is #538470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845367?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.