What color is #874E54?

#874E54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874E54?

The RGB value is 135, 78, 84: 135 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874E54?

The complementary color is #4E8781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874E54?

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.

#874E54 color

#874E54 rgb(135, 78, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #874E54 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 30.6% green and 32.9% blue (135, 78, 84).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 38% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#874E54 color codes

HEX	`#874E54`
RGB	`rgb(135, 78, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 30.6%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 38%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 24.73, 6.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 25.67, 15.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.317, 11.241, 9.801)`
Decimal	`8867412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874E54, 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 #874E54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874E54 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 #874E54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874e54; }
.text { color: #874e54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874e54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 78 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874e54, #87654e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #874E54?: #874E54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874E54?: The RGB value is 135, 78, 84: 135 red, 78 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874E54?: The complementary color is #4E8781, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874E54?: 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.