What color is #80515D?

#80515D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #80515D?

The RGB value is 128, 81, 93: 128 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #80515D?

The complementary color is #518074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #80515D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#80515D color

#80515D rgb(128, 81, 93)

Shades of pink

The hex color #80515D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 31.8% green and 36.5% blue (128, 81, 93).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 27% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#80515D color codes

HEX	`#80515D`
RGB	`rgb(128, 81, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 31.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 37%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 27%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.02, 21.44, 1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.02, 21.48, 3.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.821, 11.265, 11.8)`
Decimal	`8409437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #80515D, 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 #80515D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#80515D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #80515D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #80515d; }
.text { color: #80515d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #80515d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 81 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #80515d, #805c51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #80515D?: #80515D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #80515D?: The RGB value is 128, 81, 93: 128 red, 81 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #80515D?: The complementary color is #518074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #80515D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.