Skip to content

#874F77 Color

#874F77 is rgb(135, 79, 119) in RGB, hsl(317, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#874F77
HEX#874F77
RGBrgb(135, 79, 119)
HSLhsl(317, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(317, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.093 338.4)
LABlab(41.40% 28.58 -12.47)
LCHlch(41.40% 31.18 336.43)

What #874F77 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #874F77, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Fuchsia#915C83ΔE 5.02Sugar Plum#914E75ΔE 5.17Twilight Lavender#8A496BΔE 6.35Razzmic Berry#8D4E85ΔE 8.29Chinese Violet#856088ΔE 9.61French Lilac#86608EΔE 10.45

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every pink in the library.

#874F77 Channel Values

How #874F77 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 135 · G 79 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 317° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 317° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 41% · Y 12% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.15:1 vs white · 3.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #874F77 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #874F77 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #874F77

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #874F77; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#874F77
Complementary
#4F875F
Analogous
#7B4F87
Analogous
#874F5B
Triadic
#77874F
Triadic
#4F7787
Split comp.
#5B874F
Split comp.
#4F877B

Tints & Shades of #874F77

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#A15E8E
#B078A0
#BF92B2
#CEABC4
#DDC5D6
#ECDFE8

Shades

#774669
#643A58
#54314A
#402639
#301C2B
#1D111A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #874F77.

How #874F77 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#874F77
Protanopia#5C5C77
Protanomaly#705777
Deuteranopia#666676
Deuteranomaly#755E76
Tritanopia#835555
Tritanomaly#855364
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #874F77 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-874f77: #874F77;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #874F77;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-874f77': '#874F77' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.529, green: 0.310, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_874f77">#874F77</color>
SVG fillfill="#874F77"

More Pink Colors

#874F77 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15fff5ff240024fff5f82e051ffff0ff2f1d2ffff0f6301934fff0f5330033ffe0f057001d754875940094a800b7c43162d07cd0e0115fe936a7f38fa9fb64b6ff0a85ff70b8

#874F77 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #874F77?

#874F77 is a mid-tone pink — rgb(135, 79, 119) in RGB and hsl(317, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Fuchsia (#915C83), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.02.

What is the RGB value of #874F77?

#874F77 is rgb(135, 79, 119) — red 135, green 79, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #874F77?

#874F77 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 41%, 12%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #874F77 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #874F77 scores 6.15:1 against white and 3.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #874F77 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #874F77 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 29.17, which is a different colour altogether.

Open #874F77 in a Tool

Hex to RGBHex to HSLHex to CMYKHex to OKLCHHex to PantoneBuild a paletteMake a gradient

Keep exploring: every pink in the color library, the guide to shades of pink, or the full color library.