What color is #812F50?

#812F50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #812F50?

The RGB value is 129, 47, 80: 129 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #812F50?

The complementary color is #2F8160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #812F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#812F50 color

#812F50 rgb(129, 47, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #812F50 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.6% red, 18.4% green and 31.4% blue (129, 47, 80).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.55:1).

#812F50 color codes

HEX	`#812F50`
RGB	`rgb(129, 47, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.6%, 18.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.44, 38.65, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.44, 38.68, 357.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.518, 7.281, 8.387)`
Decimal	`8466256`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #812F50, 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 #812F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#812F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #812F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #812f50; }
.text { color: #812f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #812f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(129 47 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #812f50, #81372f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #812F50?: #812F50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #812F50?: The RGB value is 129, 47, 80: 129 red, 47 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #812F50?: The complementary color is #2F8160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #812F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.