What color is #823353?

#823353 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 #823353?

The RGB value is 130, 51, 83: 130 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823353?

The complementary color is #338262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823353?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823353 color

#823353 rgb(130, 51, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #823353 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 20% green and 32.5% blue (130, 51, 83).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.24:1).

#823353 color codes

HEX	`#823353`
RGB	`rgb(130, 51, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 20%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.43, 37.42, -2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.43, 37.47, 356.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.952, 7.739, 9.046)`
Decimal	`8532819`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823353, 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 #823353	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823353 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #823353 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823353; }
.text { color: #823353; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823353; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 51 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823353, #823a33); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #823353?: #823353 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 #823353?: The RGB value is 130, 51, 83: 130 red, 51 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823353?: The complementary color is #338262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823353?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.