What color is #84728B?

#84728B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84728B?

The RGB value is 132, 114, 139: 132 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84728B?

The complementary color is #798B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84728B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84728B color

#84728B rgb(132, 114, 139)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84728B is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 44.7% green and 54.5% blue (132, 114, 139).

Its hue angle is 283°, with 10% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#84728B color codes

HEX	`#84728B`
RGB	`rgb(132, 114, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 44.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(283, 10%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(283, 18%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 18%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.46, 11.89, -11.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.46, 16.23, 317.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.193, 18.804, 26.987)`
Decimal	`8680075`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84728B, 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 #84728B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84728B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #84728B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84728b; }
.text { color: #84728b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84728b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 114 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84728b, #8b7285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #84728B?: #84728B is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84728B?: The RGB value is 132, 114, 139: 132 red, 114 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84728B?: The complementary color is #798B72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84728B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.