What color is #845C69?

#845C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #845C69?

The RGB value is 132, 92, 105: 132 red, 92 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845C69?

The complementary color is #5C8477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845C69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845C69 color

#845C69 rgb(132, 92, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845C69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.1% green and 41.2% blue (132, 92, 105).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#845C69 color codes

HEX	`#845C69`
RGB	`rgb(132, 92, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.1%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.63, 18.45, -0.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.63, 18.47, 357.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.893, 13.581, 15.146)`
Decimal	`8674409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845C69, 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 #845C69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845C69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #845C69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845c69; }
.text { color: #845c69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845c69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 92 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845c69, #84635c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845C69?: #845C69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #845C69?: The RGB value is 132, 92, 105: 132 red, 92 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845C69?: The complementary color is #5C8477, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845C69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.