What color is #846D85?

#846D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #846D85?

The RGB value is 132, 109, 133: 132 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846D85?

The complementary color is #6E856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846D85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846D85 color

#846D85 rgb(132, 109, 133)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846D85 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 42.7% green and 52.2% blue (132, 109, 133).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 10% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#846D85 color codes

HEX	`#846D85`
RGB	`rgb(132, 109, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 42.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 10%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 18%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 18%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.93, 13.6, -9.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.93, 16.76, 324.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.217, 17.537, 24.558)`
Decimal	`8678789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846D85, 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 #846D85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846D85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	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 #846D85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846d85; }
.text { color: #846d85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846d85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 109 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846d85, #856d7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #846D85?: #846D85 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #846D85?: The RGB value is 132, 109, 133: 132 red, 109 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846D85?: The complementary color is #6E856D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846D85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.51:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.