What color is #805253?

#805253 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805253?

The RGB value is 128, 82, 83: 128 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805253?

The complementary color is #52807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805253?

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.

#805253 color

#805253 rgb(128, 82, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #805253 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (128, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#805253 color codes

HEX	`#805253`
RGB	`rgb(128, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 19.39, 7.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 20.75, 20.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.481, 11.249, 9.643)`
Decimal	`8409683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805253, 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 #805253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805253 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 #805253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805253; }
.text { color: #805253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805253, #806852); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #805253?: #805253 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805253?: The RGB value is 128, 82, 83: 128 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805253?: The complementary color is #52807F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805253?: 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.