What color is #845D70?

#845D70 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 #845D70?

The RGB value is 132, 93, 112: 132 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845D70?

The complementary color is #5D8471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845D70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845D70 color

#845D70 rgb(132, 93, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845D70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.5% green and 43.9% blue (132, 93, 112).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#845D70 color codes

HEX	`#845D70`
RGB	`rgb(132, 93, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 30%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.1, 19.07, -4.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.1, 19.57, 347.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.355, 13.905, 17.149)`
Decimal	`8674672`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845D70, 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 #845D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #845D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845d70; }
.text { color: #845d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 93 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845d70, #845d5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #845D70?: #845D70 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 #845D70?: The RGB value is 132, 93, 112: 132 red, 93 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845D70?: The complementary color is #5D8471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845D70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.