What color is #82434E?

#82434E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82434E?

The RGB value is 130, 67, 78: 130 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82434E?

The complementary color is #438277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82434E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82434E color

#82434E rgb(130, 67, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #82434E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 26.3% green and 30.6% blue (130, 67, 78).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#82434E color codes

HEX	`#82434E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 67, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 26.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.58, 28.25, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.58, 28.82, 11.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.589, 9.311, 8.341)`
Decimal	`8536910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82434E, 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 #82434E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#82434E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #82434E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82434e; }
.text { color: #82434e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82434e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 67 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82434e, #825743); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #82434E?: #82434E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82434E?: The RGB value is 130, 67, 78: 130 red, 67 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82434E?: The complementary color is #438277, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82434E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.