What color is #87445D?

#87445D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #87445D?

The RGB value is 135, 68, 93: 135 red, 68 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #87445D?

The complementary color is #44876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #87445D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#87445D color

#87445D rgb(135, 68, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #87445D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 26.7% green and 36.5% blue (135, 68, 93).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 33% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 31% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#87445D color codes

HEX	`#87445D`
RGB	`rgb(135, 68, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 26.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 33%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 31%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, 31.61, -1.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 31.65, 357.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.035, 10.077, 11.56)`
Decimal	`8864861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #87445D, 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 #87445D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#87445D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #87445D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #87445d; }
.text { color: #87445d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #87445d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 68 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #87445d, #874d44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #87445D?: #87445D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #87445D?: The RGB value is 135, 68, 93: 135 red, 68 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #87445D?: The complementary color is #44876E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #87445D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.