What color is #845E76?

#845E76 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 #845E76?

The RGB value is 132, 94, 118: 132 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #845E76?

The complementary color is #5E846C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #845E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#845E76 color

#845E76 rgb(132, 94, 118)

Shades of pink

The hex color #845E76 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 36.9% green and 46.3% blue (132, 94, 118).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 11% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#845E76 color codes

HEX	`#845E76`
RGB	`rgb(132, 94, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 36.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 29%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 11%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.55, 19.56, -7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.55, 20.9, 339.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.788, 14.22, 18.996)`
Decimal	`8674934`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #845E76, 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 #845E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#845E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #845E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #845e76; }
.text { color: #845e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #845e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 94 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #845e76, #845e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #845E76?: #845E76 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 #845E76?: The RGB value is 132, 94, 118: 132 red, 94 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #845E76?: The complementary color is #5E846C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #845E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.