What color is #874E65?

#874E65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #874E65?

The RGB value is 135, 78, 101: 135 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #874E65?

The complementary color is #4E8770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #874E65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#874E65 color

#874E65 rgb(135, 78, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #874E65 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 30.6% green and 39.6% blue (135, 78, 101).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 27% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#874E65 color codes

HEX	`#874E65`
RGB	`rgb(135, 78, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 30.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 27%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 42%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.48, 27.16, -2.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.48, 27.32, 353.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.065, 11.54, 13.743)`
Decimal	`8867429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #874E65, 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 #874E65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#874E65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #874E65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #874e65; }
.text { color: #874e65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #874e65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 78 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #874e65, #87544e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #874E65?: #874E65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #874E65?: The RGB value is 135, 78, 101: 135 red, 78 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #874E65?: The complementary color is #4E8770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #874E65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.