What color is #864559?

#864559 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #864559?

The RGB value is 134, 69, 89: 134 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #864559?

The complementary color is #458672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #864559?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#864559 color

#864559 rgb(134, 69, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #864559 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 27.1% green and 34.9% blue (134, 69, 89).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 34% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#864559 color codes

HEX	`#864559`
RGB	`rgb(134, 69, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 27.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 34%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.93, 30.12, 0.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.93, 30.13, 1.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.763, 10.047, 10.664)`
Decimal	`8799577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #864559, 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 #864559	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#864559 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	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 #864559 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #864559; }
.text { color: #864559; }
.border { border: 2px solid #864559; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 69 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #864559, #865245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #864559?: #864559 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #864559?: The RGB value is 134, 69, 89: 134 red, 69 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #864559?: The complementary color is #458672, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #864559?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.