What color is #874350?

#874350 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874350?

The RGB value is 135, 67, 80: 135 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874350?

The complementary color is #43877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874350?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874350 color

#874350 rgb(135, 67, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #874350 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 26.3% green and 31.4% blue (135, 67, 80).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 41% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.12:1).

#874350 color codes

HEX	`#874350`
RGB	`rgb(135, 67, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 26.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 41%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.38, 30.44, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.38, 30.97, 10.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.448, 9.746, 8.761)`
Decimal	`8864592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874350, 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 #874350	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#874350 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #874350 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874350; }
.text { color: #874350; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874350; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 67 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874350, #875843); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #874350?: #874350 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874350?: The RGB value is 135, 67, 80: 135 red, 67 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874350?: The complementary color is #43877A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874350?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.