What color is #80385C?

#80385C is a dark, desaturated rose known as Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pleasure?

The RGB value is 128, 56, 92: 128 red, 56 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pleasure?

The complementary color is #38805C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80385C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pleasure color: hex code #80385C

#80385C rgb(128, 56, 92)

Shades of red

Pleasure has the hex code #80385C. It is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 22% green and 36.1% blue (128, 56, 92).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 39% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 28% yellow and 50% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

Pleasure (#80385C) color codes

HEX	`#80385C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 56, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 22%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 39%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 56%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 28%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.38, 35.4, -6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.38, 35.99, 349.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.248, 8.191, 11.059)`
Decimal	`8403036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pleasure, 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 #80385C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80385C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #80385C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80385c; }
.text { color: #80385c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80385c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 56 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80385c, #803838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #80385C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #80385C?: #80385C is a dark, desaturated rose known as Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pleasure?: The RGB value is 128, 56, 92: 128 red, 56 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pleasure?: The complementary color is #38805C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80385C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.