What color is #874553?

#874553 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874553?

The RGB value is 135, 69, 83: 135 red, 69 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874553?

The complementary color is #458779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874553?

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.

#874553 color

#874553 rgb(135, 69, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #874553 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 27.1% green and 32.5% blue (135, 69, 83).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 39% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#874553 color codes

HEX	`#874553`
RGB	`rgb(135, 69, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 27.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 39%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 29.71, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 30.05, 8.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.682, 10.033, 9.398)`
Decimal	`8865107`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874553, 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 #874553	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874553 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 #874553 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874553; }
.text { color: #874553; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874553; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 69 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874553, #875845); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #874553?: #874553 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874553?: The RGB value is 135, 69, 83: 135 red, 69 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874553?: The complementary color is #458779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874553?: 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.