What color is #803B56?

#803B56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #803B56?

The RGB value is 128, 59, 86: 128 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803B56?

The complementary color is #3B8065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803B56 color

#803B56 rgb(128, 59, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #803B56 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 23.1% green and 33.7% blue (128, 59, 86).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 37% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 33% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#803B56 color codes

HEX	`#803B56`
RGB	`rgb(128, 59, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 23.1%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 37%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 54%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 33%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.78, 32.96, -2.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.78, 33.02, 356.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.146, 8.39, 9.782)`
Decimal	`8403798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803B56, 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 #803B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #803B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803b56; }
.text { color: #803b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 59 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803b56, #80423b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #803B56?: #803B56 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #803B56?: The RGB value is 128, 59, 86: 128 red, 59 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803B56?: The complementary color is #3B8065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.