What color is #82495D?

#82495D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82495D?

The RGB value is 130, 73, 93: 130 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82495D?

The complementary color is #49826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82495D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82495D color

#82495D rgb(130, 73, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #82495D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 28.6% green and 36.5% blue (130, 73, 93).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#82495D color codes

HEX	`#82495D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 73, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 28.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.38, 26.9, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.38, 26.92, 357.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.565, 10.302, 11.628)`
Decimal	`8538461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82495D, 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 #82495D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82495D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #82495D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82495d; }
.text { color: #82495d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82495d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 73 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82495d, #825149); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #82495D?: #82495D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82495D?: The RGB value is 130, 73, 93: 130 red, 73 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82495D?: The complementary color is #49826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82495D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.