What color is #80353C?

#80353C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80353C?

The RGB value is 128, 53, 60: 128 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80353C?

The complementary color is #358079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80353C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80353C color

#80353C rgb(128, 53, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #80353C is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 20.8% green and 23.5% blue (128, 53, 60).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 41% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 53% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#80353C color codes

HEX	`#80353C`
RGB	`rgb(128, 53, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 20.8%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 41%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 59%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 53%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, 33.09, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 35.18, 19.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.992, 7.463, 5.136)`
Decimal	`8402236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80353C, 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 #80353C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#80353C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #80353C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80353c; }
.text { color: #80353c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80353c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 53 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80353c, #805335); }

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Questions

What color is #80353C?: #80353C is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80353C?: The RGB value is 128, 53, 60: 128 red, 53 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80353C?: The complementary color is #358079, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80353C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.