What color is #824D51?

#824D51 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 #824D51?

The RGB value is 130, 77, 81: 130 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824D51?

The complementary color is #4D827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824D51 color

#824D51 rgb(130, 77, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #824D51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 30.2% green and 31.8% blue (130, 77, 81).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#824D51 color codes

HEX	`#824D51`
RGB	`rgb(130, 77, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 30.2%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.98, 22.88, 7.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.98, 24, 17.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.346, 10.649, 9.136)`
Decimal	`8539473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824D51, 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 #824D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	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 #824D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824d51; }
.text { color: #824d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 77 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824d51, #82644d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #824D51?: #824D51 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 #824D51?: The RGB value is 130, 77, 81: 130 red, 77 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824D51?: The complementary color is #4D827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and white text 6.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.