What color is #846F83?

#846F83 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 #846F83?

The RGB value is 132, 111, 131: 132 red, 111 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #846F83?

The complementary color is #6F8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #846F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#846F83 color

#846F83 rgb(132, 111, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #846F83 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.5% green and 51.4% blue (132, 111, 131).

Its hue angle is 303°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 1% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#846F83 color codes

HEX	`#846F83`
RGB	`rgb(132, 111, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(303, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(303, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 1%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.39, 12.01, -7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.39, 14.38, 326.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.296, 17.913, 23.909)`
Decimal	`8679299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #846F83, 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 #846F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#846F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #846F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #846f83; }
.text { color: #846f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #846f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 111 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #846f83, #846f79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #846F83?: #846F83 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 #846F83?: The RGB value is 132, 111, 131: 132 red, 111 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #846F83?: The complementary color is #6F8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #846F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.