What color is #85464B?

#85464B is a desaturated red known as Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Elegance?

The RGB value is 133, 70, 75: 133 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Elegance?

The complementary color is #468580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85464B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Elegance color: hex code #85464B

#85464B rgb(133, 70, 75)

Shades of red

Red Elegance has the hex code #85464B. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 27.5% green and 29.4% blue (133, 70, 75).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.06:1).

Red Elegance (#85464B) color codes

HEX	`#85464B`
RGB	`rgb(133, 70, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 27.5%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.62, 27.38, 9.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.62, 28.86, 18.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.134, 9.876, 7.87)`
Decimal	`8734283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Elegance, 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 #85464B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85464B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #85464B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85464b; }
.text { color: #85464b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85464b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 70 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85464b, #856146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #85464B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #85464B?: #85464B is a desaturated red known as Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Elegance?: The RGB value is 133, 70, 75: 133 red, 70 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Elegance?: The complementary color is #468580, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85464B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.