What color is #824338?

#824338 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824338?

The RGB value is 130, 67, 56: 130 red, 67 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824338?

The complementary color is #387782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824338?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824338 color

#824338 rgb(130, 67, 56)

Shades of brown

The hex color #824338 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 26.3% green and 22% blue (130, 67, 56).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 40% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 57% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Robin (#7D4138), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#824338 color codes

HEX	`#824338`
RGB	`rgb(130, 67, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 26.3%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 40%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 57%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 57%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, 25.87, 18.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 32.01, 36.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.928, 9.047, 4.859)`
Decimal	`8536888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824338, 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 #824338	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824338 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #824338 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824338; }
.text { color: #824338; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824338; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 67 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824338, #826838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #824338?: #824338 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824338?: The RGB value is 130, 67, 56: 130 red, 67 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824338?: The complementary color is #387782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824338?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.