What color is #823F44?

#823F44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #823F44?

The RGB value is 130, 63, 68: 130 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #823F44?

The complementary color is #3F827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #823F44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#823F44 color

#823F44 rgb(130, 63, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #823F44 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 24.7% green and 26.7% blue (130, 63, 68).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 35% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#823F44 color codes

HEX	`#823F44`
RGB	`rgb(130, 63, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 24.7%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 35%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 52%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.44, 29.31, 10.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.44, 31.12, 19.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.028, 8.719, 6.517)`
Decimal	`8535876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #823F44, 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 #823F44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#823F44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #823F44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #823f44; }
.text { color: #823f44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #823f44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 63 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #823f44, #825b3f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #823F44?: #823F44 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #823F44?: The RGB value is 130, 63, 68: 130 red, 63 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #823F44?: The complementary color is #3F827D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #823F44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.