What color is #84708D?

#84708D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84708D?

The RGB value is 132, 112, 141: 132 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84708D?

The complementary color is #798D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84708D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84708D color

#84708D rgb(132, 112, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84708D is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 43.9% green and 55.3% blue (132, 112, 141).

Its hue angle is 281°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#84708D color codes

HEX	`#84708D`
RGB	`rgb(132, 112, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 43.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(281, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(281, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50, 13.5, -12.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50, 18.69, 316.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.117, 18.417, 27.689)`
Decimal	`8679565`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84708D, 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 #84708D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84708D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #84708D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84708d; }
.text { color: #84708d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84708d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 112 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84708d, #8d7087); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #84708D?: #84708D is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84708D?: The RGB value is 132, 112, 141: 132 red, 112 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84708D?: The complementary color is #798D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84708D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.