What color is #845A73?

#845A73 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 #845A73?

The RGB value is 132, 90, 115: 132 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845A73?

The complementary color is #5A846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845A73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845A73 color

#845A73 rgb(132, 90, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845A73 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 35.3% green and 45.1% blue (132, 90, 115).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 19% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 13% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#845A73 color codes

HEX	`#845A73`
RGB	`rgb(132, 90, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 35.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 19%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 32%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 13%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.44, 21.38, -7.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.44, 22.56, 341.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.266, 13.456, 17.957)`
Decimal	`8673907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845A73, 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 #845A73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845A73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #845A73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845a73; }
.text { color: #845a73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845a73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 90 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845a73, #845a5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845A73?: #845A73 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 #845A73?: The RGB value is 132, 90, 115: 132 red, 90 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845A73?: The complementary color is #5A846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845A73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.