What color is #824960?

#824960 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 #824960?

The RGB value is 130, 73, 96: 130 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824960?

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

Is black or white text better on #824960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824960 color

#824960 rgb(130, 73, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #824960 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 28.6% green and 37.6% blue (130, 73, 96).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#824960 color codes

HEX	`#824960`
RGB	`rgb(130, 73, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 28.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.47, 27.35, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.47, 27.5, 354.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.7, 10.356, 12.341)`
Decimal	`8538464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824960, 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 #824960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #824960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824960; }
.text { color: #824960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 73 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824960, #824f49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #824960?: #824960 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 #824960?: The RGB value is 130, 73, 96: 130 red, 73 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824960?: The complementary color is #49826B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.