What color is #80233A?

#80233A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80233A?

The RGB value is 128, 35, 58: 128 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80233A?

The complementary color is #238069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80233A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80233A color

#80233A rgb(128, 35, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #80233A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 13.7% green and 22.7% blue (128, 35, 58).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 57% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 55% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.46:1).

#80233A color codes

HEX	`#80233A`
RGB	`rgb(128, 35, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 13.7%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 57%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 73%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 55%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.66, 41.33, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.66, 42.27, 12.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.268, 6.098, 4.639)`
Decimal	`8397626`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80233A, 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 #80233A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80233A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #80233A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80233a; }
.text { color: #80233a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80233a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 35 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80233a, #803b23); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #80233A?: #80233A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80233A?: The RGB value is 128, 35, 58: 128 red, 35 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80233A?: The complementary color is #238069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80233A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.