What color is #845472?

#845472 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 #845472?

The RGB value is 132, 84, 114: 132 red, 84 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845472?

The complementary color is #548466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845472 color

#845472 rgb(132, 84, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845472 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 32.9% green and 44.7% blue (132, 84, 114).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% 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 6.01:1).

#845472 color codes

HEX	`#845472`
RGB	`rgb(132, 84, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 32.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 24.73, -8.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 26.26, 340.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.723, 12.462, 17.494)`
Decimal	`8672370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845472, 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 #845472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #845472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845472; }
.text { color: #845472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 84 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845472, #84545a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845472?: #845472 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 #845472?: The RGB value is 132, 84, 114: 132 red, 84 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845472?: The complementary color is #548466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.