What color is #845D68?

#845D68 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 #845D68?

The RGB value is 132, 93, 104: 132 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845D68?

The complementary color is #5D8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845D68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845D68 color

#845D68 rgb(132, 93, 104)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845D68 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.5% green and 40.8% blue (132, 93, 104).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 21% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#845D68 color codes

HEX	`#845D68`
RGB	`rgb(132, 93, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.5%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 21%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 17.69, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 17.7, 0.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.929, 13.735, 14.906)`
Decimal	`8674664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845D68, 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 #845D68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845D68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #845D68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845d68; }
.text { color: #845d68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845d68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 93 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845d68, #84665d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845D68?: #845D68 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 #845D68?: The RGB value is 132, 93, 104: 132 red, 93 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845D68?: The complementary color is #5D8479, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845D68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.