What color is #84566F?

#84566F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84566F?

The RGB value is 132, 86, 111: 132 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84566F?

The complementary color is #56846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84566F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84566F color

#84566F rgb(132, 86, 111)

Shades of pink

The hex color #84566F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 33.7% green and 43.5% blue (132, 86, 111).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 16% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.93:1).

#84566F color codes

HEX	`#84566F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 86, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 33.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 16%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.32, 23.03, -6.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.32, 23.9, 344.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.713, 12.71, 16.661)`
Decimal	`8672879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84566F, 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 #84566F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84566F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	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 #84566F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84566f; }
.text { color: #84566f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84566f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 86 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84566f, #845658); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #84566F?: #84566F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84566F?: The RGB value is 132, 86, 111: 132 red, 86 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84566F?: The complementary color is #56846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84566F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.54:1 and white text 5.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.