What color is #874267?

#874267 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874267?

The RGB value is 135, 66, 103: 135 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874267?

The complementary color is #428762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874267?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874267 color

#874267 rgb(135, 66, 103)

Shades of purple

The hex color #874267 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 25.9% green and 40.4% blue (135, 66, 103).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 24% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#874267 color codes

HEX	`#874267`
RGB	`rgb(135, 66, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 25.9%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 24%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.89, 34.18, -8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.89, 35.12, 346.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.388, 10.028, 14.007)`
Decimal	`8864359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874267, 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 #874267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	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 #874267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874267; }
.text { color: #874267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 66 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874267, #874245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874267?: #874267 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874267?: The RGB value is 135, 66, 103: 135 red, 66 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874267?: The complementary color is #428762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874267?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.