What color is #874C73?

#874C73 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 #874C73?

The RGB value is 135, 76, 115: 135 red, 76 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874C73?

The complementary color is #4C8760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874C73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874C73 color

#874C73 rgb(135, 76, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #874C73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 29.8% green and 45.1% blue (135, 76, 115).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 28% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Grape Kiss (#82476F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#874C73 color codes

HEX	`#874C73`
RGB	`rgb(135, 76, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 29.8%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 28%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 44%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.51, 30.61, -11.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.51, 32.72, 339.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.671, 11.559, 17.622)`
Decimal	`8866931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874C73, 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 #874C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #874C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874c73; }
.text { color: #874c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 76 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874c73, #874c55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #874C73?: #874C73 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 #874C73?: The RGB value is 135, 76, 115: 135 red, 76 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874C73?: The complementary color is #4C8760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874C73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.