What color is #824C52?

#824C52 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 #824C52?

The RGB value is 130, 76, 82: 130 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824C52?

The complementary color is #4C827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824C52 color

#824C52 rgb(130, 76, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #824C52 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (130, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% 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 6.76:1).

#824C52 color codes

HEX	`#824C52`
RGB	`rgb(130, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.77, 23.6, 6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.77, 24.43, 14.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.314, 10.525, 9.311)`
Decimal	`8539218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824C52, 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 #824C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #824C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824c52; }
.text { color: #824c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824c52, #82614c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #824C52?: #824C52 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 #824C52?: The RGB value is 130, 76, 82: 130 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824C52?: The complementary color is #4C827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.