What color is #824E63?

#824E63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824E63?

The RGB value is 130, 78, 99: 130 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824E63?

The complementary color is #4E826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824E63 color

#824E63 rgb(130, 78, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #824E63 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 30.6% green and 38.8% blue (130, 78, 99).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#824E63 color codes

HEX	`#824E63`
RGB	`rgb(130, 78, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 30.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.74, 24.93, -2.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.74, 25.1, 353.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.183, 11.096, 13.197)`
Decimal	`8539747`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824E63, 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 #824E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #824E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824e63; }
.text { color: #824e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 78 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824e63, #82534e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #824E63?: #824E63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824E63?: The RGB value is 130, 78, 99: 130 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824E63?: The complementary color is #4E826D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.