What color is #845372?

#845372 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 #845372?

The RGB value is 132, 83, 114: 132 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845372?

The complementary color is #538465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845372?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845372 color

#845372 rgb(132, 83, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845372 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.5% green and 44.7% blue (132, 83, 114).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 14% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#845372 color codes

HEX	`#845372`
RGB	`rgb(132, 83, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 37%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, 25.32, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 26.93, 340.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.646, 12.308, 17.468)`
Decimal	`8672114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845372, 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 #845372	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845372 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #845372 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845372; }
.text { color: #845372; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845372; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 83 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845372, #84535a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845372?: #845372 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 #845372?: The RGB value is 132, 83, 114: 132 red, 83 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845372?: The complementary color is #538465, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845372?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.