What color is #824546?

#824546 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 #824546?

The RGB value is 130, 69, 70: 130 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824546?

The complementary color is #458281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824546 color

#824546 rgb(130, 69, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #824546 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (130, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#824546 color codes

HEX	`#824546`
RGB	`rgb(130, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 47%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.83, 26.16, 11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.83, 28.42, 23.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.44, 9.445, 6.961)`
Decimal	`8537414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824546, 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 #824546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #824546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824546; }
.text { color: #824546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824546, #826245); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #824546?: #824546 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 #824546?: The RGB value is 130, 69, 70: 130 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824546?: The complementary color is #458281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.