What color is #874564?

#874564 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874564?

The RGB value is 135, 69, 100: 135 red, 69 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874564?

The complementary color is #458768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874564?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874564 color

#874564 rgb(135, 69, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #874564 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 27.1% green and 39.2% blue (135, 69, 100).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 26% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#874564 color codes

HEX	`#874564`
RGB	`rgb(135, 69, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 27.1%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 49%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 26%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.43, 32.08, -5.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.43, 32.53, 350.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.42, 10.328, 13.288)`
Decimal	`8865124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874564, 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 #874564	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874564 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #874564 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874564; }
.text { color: #874564; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874564; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 69 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874564, #874745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874564?: #874564 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874564?: The RGB value is 135, 69, 100: 135 red, 69 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874564?: The complementary color is #458768, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874564?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.