What color is #823551?

#823551 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 #823551?

The RGB value is 130, 53, 81: 130 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823551?

The complementary color is #358266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823551 color

#823551 rgb(130, 53, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #823551 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 20.8% green and 31.8% blue (130, 53, 81).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 42% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#823551 color codes

HEX	`#823551`
RGB	`rgb(130, 53, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 20.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 42%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 59%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 36.16, -0.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 36.16, 359.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.965, 7.887, 8.675)`
Decimal	`8533329`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823551, 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 #823551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #823551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823551; }
.text { color: #823551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 53 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823551, #824035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #823551?: #823551 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 #823551?: The RGB value is 130, 53, 81: 130 red, 53 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823551?: The complementary color is #358266, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.