What color is #82333E?

#82333E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82333E?

The RGB value is 130, 51, 62: 130 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82333E?

The complementary color is #338277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82333E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82333E color

#82333E rgb(130, 51, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #82333E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 20% green and 24.3% blue (130, 51, 62).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 52% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

#82333E color codes

HEX	`#82333E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 51, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 20%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 52%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.84, 35.06, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.84, 36.66, 16.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.26, 7.463, 5.404)`
Decimal	`8532798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82333E, 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 #82333E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82333E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #82333E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82333e; }
.text { color: #82333e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82333e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 51 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82333e, #825033); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #82333E?: #82333E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82333E?: The RGB value is 130, 51, 62: 130 red, 51 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82333E?: The complementary color is #338277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82333E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.