What color is #84697A?

#84697A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84697A?

The RGB value is 132, 105, 122: 132 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84697A?

The complementary color is #698473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84697A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84697A color

#84697A rgb(132, 105, 122)

Shades of pink

The hex color #84697A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 41.2% green and 47.8% blue (132, 105, 122).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#84697A color codes

HEX	`#84697A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 105, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 41.2%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.51, 13.79, -5.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.51, 14.79, 338.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.08, 16.414, 20.624)`
Decimal	`8677754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84697A, 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 #84697A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#84697A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #84697A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84697a; }
.text { color: #84697a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84697a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 105 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84697a, #84696d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #84697A?: #84697A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84697A?: The RGB value is 132, 105, 122: 132 red, 105 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84697A?: The complementary color is #698473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84697A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.