What color is #874164?

#874164 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874164?

The RGB value is 135, 65, 100: 135 red, 65 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874164?

The complementary color is #418764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874164 color

#874164 rgb(135, 65, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #874164 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 25.5% green and 39.2% blue (135, 65, 100).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 35% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#874164 color codes

HEX	`#874164`
RGB	`rgb(135, 65, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 25.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 35%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 52%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 34.27, -6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 34.9, 349.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.183, 9.853, 13.209)`
Decimal	`8864100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874164, 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 #874164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#874164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #874164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874164; }
.text { color: #874164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 65 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874164, #874141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874164?: #874164 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874164?: The RGB value is 135, 65, 100: 135 red, 65 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874164?: The complementary color is #418764, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.