What color is #874970?

#874970 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874970?

The RGB value is 135, 73, 112: 135 red, 73 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874970?

The complementary color is #498760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874970 color

#874970 rgb(135, 73, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #874970 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 28.6% green and 43.9% blue (135, 73, 112).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 30% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#874970 color codes

HEX	`#874970`
RGB	`rgb(135, 73, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 28.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 30%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 46%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.73, 31.79, -10.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.73, 33.6, 341.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.299, 11.087, 16.66)`
Decimal	`8866160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874970, 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 #874970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #874970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874970; }
.text { color: #874970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 73 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874970, #874951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874970?: #874970 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Grape Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874970?: The RGB value is 135, 73, 112: 135 red, 73 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874970?: The complementary color is #498760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.