What color is #845775?

#845775 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 #845775?

The RGB value is 132, 87, 117: 132 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845775?

The complementary color is #578466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845775?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845775 color

#845775 rgb(132, 87, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845775 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 34.1% green and 45.9% blue (132, 87, 117).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#845775 color codes

HEX	`#845775`
RGB	`rgb(132, 87, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 34.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.77, 23.51, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.77, 25.33, 338.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.135, 13.007, 18.487)`
Decimal	`8673141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845775, 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 #845775	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845775 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #845775 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845775; }
.text { color: #845775; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845775; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 87 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845775, #84575f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845775?: #845775 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 #845775?: The RGB value is 132, 87, 117: 132 red, 87 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845775?: The complementary color is #578466, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845775?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.