What color is #823A33?

#823A33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #823A33?

The RGB value is 130, 58, 51: 130 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823A33?

The complementary color is #337B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823A33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823A33 color

#823A33 rgb(130, 58, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #823A33 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 22.7% green and 20% blue (130, 58, 51).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 61% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dockside Red (#813533), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#823A33 color codes

HEX	`#823A33`
RGB	`rgb(130, 58, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 22.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 61%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 61%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.01, 30.43, 19.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.01, 36.03, 32.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.317, 8.012, 4.082)`
Decimal	`8534579`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823A33, 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 #823A33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823A33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #823A33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823a33; }
.text { color: #823a33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823a33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 58 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823a33, #826133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #823A33?: #823A33 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Dockside Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #823A33?: The RGB value is 130, 58, 51: 130 red, 58 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823A33?: The complementary color is #337B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823A33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.