Close to Velvet
#84014E
#84014E is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 0.4% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 98% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #84014E.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.10:1 FailThis color as text on white
10.02:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.10:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #84014E as they’d see it.
#84014E in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #84014E
What color is #84014E?
#84014E is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 51.8% red, 0.4% green, and 30.6% blue. Its hue is 325°, with 98% saturation and 26% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #84014E in RGB?
#84014E is rgb(132, 1, 78): 132 red, 1 green, and 78 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #84014E in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 99, 41, 48). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #84014E?
PANTONE 235 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #84014E?
Its complement #004E1C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.