What color is #873651?

#873651 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #873651?

The RGB value is 135, 54, 81: 135 red, 54 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873651?

The complementary color is #36876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873651 color

#873651 rgb(135, 54, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #873651 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 21.2% green and 31.8% blue (135, 54, 81).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 43% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.85:1).

#873651 color codes

HEX	`#873651`
RGB	`rgb(135, 54, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 21.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 43%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 60%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.77, 37.42, 1.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.77, 37.45, 2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.797, 8.385, 8.727)`
Decimal	`8861265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873651, 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 #873651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #873651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873651; }
.text { color: #873651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 54 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873651, #874436); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #873651?: #873651 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #873651?: The RGB value is 135, 54, 81: 135 red, 54 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873651?: The complementary color is #36876C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.