What color is #84748F?

#84748F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84748F?

The RGB value is 132, 116, 143: 132 red, 116 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84748F?

The complementary color is #7F8F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84748F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84748F color

#84748F rgb(132, 116, 143)

Shades of purple

The hex color #84748F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 45.5% green and 56.1% blue (132, 116, 143).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Vintage (#847592), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#84748F color codes

HEX	`#84748F`
RGB	`rgb(132, 116, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 45.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 19%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 19%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 11.57, -12.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 16.95, 313.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.718, 19.38, 28.63)`
Decimal	`8680591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84748F, 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 #84748F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#84748F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #84748F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84748f; }
.text { color: #84748f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84748f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 116 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84748f, #8f748c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #84748F?: #84748F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Vintage. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84748F?: The RGB value is 132, 116, 143: 132 red, 116 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84748F?: The complementary color is #7F8F74, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84748F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.