What color is #874A71?

#874A71 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 #874A71?

The RGB value is 135, 74, 113: 135 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874A71?

The complementary color is #4A8760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874A71 color

#874A71 rgb(135, 74, 113)

Shades of pink

The hex color #874A71 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 29% green and 44.3% blue (135, 74, 113).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 29% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 16% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#874A71 color codes

HEX	`#874A71`
RGB	`rgb(135, 74, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 29%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 29%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 45%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 16%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 31.39, -11.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 33.31, 340.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.421, 11.242, 16.977)`
Decimal	`8866417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874A71, 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 #874A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #874A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874a71; }
.text { color: #874a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 74 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874a71, #874a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874A71?: #874A71 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 #874A71?: The RGB value is 135, 74, 113: 135 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874A71?: The complementary color is #4A8760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.