What color is #85323C?

#85323C is a dark, desaturated red known as Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Oath?

The RGB value is 133, 50, 60: 133 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Oath?

The complementary color is #32857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85323C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Oath color: hex code #85323C

#85323C rgb(133, 50, 60)

Shades of red

Blood Oath has the hex code #85323C. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 19.6% green and 23.5% blue (133, 50, 60).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 45% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 55% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

Blood Oath (#85323C) color codes

HEX	`#85323C`
RGB	`rgb(133, 50, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 19.6%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 45%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 62%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 55%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.13, 36.48, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.13, 38.55, 18.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.63, 7.595, 5.128)`
Decimal	`8729148`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Oath, 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 #85323C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85323C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #85323C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85323c; }
.text { color: #85323c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85323c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 50 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85323c, #855232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #85323C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #85323C?: #85323C is a dark, desaturated red known as Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Oath?: The RGB value is 133, 50, 60: 133 red, 50 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Oath?: The complementary color is #32857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85323C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.