What color is #823F39?

#823F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #823F39?

The RGB value is 130, 63, 57: 130 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823F39?

The complementary color is #397C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823F39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823F39 color

#823F39 rgb(130, 63, 57)

Shades of red

The hex color #823F39 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 24.7% green and 22.4% blue (130, 63, 57).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 56% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Robin (#7D4138), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#823F39 color codes

HEX	`#823F39`
RGB	`rgb(130, 63, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 24.7%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 56%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 56%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.2, 28.21, 17.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.2, 32.97, 31.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.723, 8.598, 4.912)`
Decimal	`8535865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823F39, 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 #823F39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823F39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	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 #823F39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823f39; }
.text { color: #823f39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823f39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 63 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823f39, #826339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #823F39?: #823F39 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #823F39?: The RGB value is 130, 63, 57: 130 red, 63 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823F39?: The complementary color is #397C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823F39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.