What color is #803F5F?

#803F5F 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 #803F5F?

The RGB value is 128, 63, 95: 128 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #803F5F?

The complementary color is #3F8060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #803F5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#803F5F color

#803F5F rgb(128, 63, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #803F5F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 24.7% green and 37.3% blue (128, 63, 95).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 34% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 26% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.52:1).

#803F5F color codes

HEX	`#803F5F`
RGB	`rgb(128, 63, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 24.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 34%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 51%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 26%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.93, 32.09, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.93, 32.65, 349.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.746, 8.971, 11.885)`
Decimal	`8404831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #803F5F, 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 #803F5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#803F5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	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 #803F5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #803f5f; }
.text { color: #803f5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #803f5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 63 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #803f5f, #803f3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #803F5F?: #803F5F 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 #803F5F?: The RGB value is 128, 63, 95: 128 red, 63 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #803F5F?: The complementary color is #3F8060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #803F5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.79:1 and white text 7.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.