What color is #824E6E?

#824E6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824E6E?

The RGB value is 130, 78, 110: 130 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824E6E?

The complementary color is #4E8262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824E6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824E6E color

#824E6E rgb(130, 78, 110)

Shades of pink

The hex color #824E6E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 30.6% green and 43.1% blue (130, 78, 110).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 15% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#824E6E color codes

HEX	`#824E6E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 78, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 30.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 15%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.12, 26.78, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.12, 28.29, 341.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.745, 11.321, 16.157)`
Decimal	`8539758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824E6E, 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 #824E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #824E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824e6e; }
.text { color: #824e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 78 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824e6e, #824e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #824E6E?: #824E6E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824E6E?: The RGB value is 130, 78, 110: 130 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824E6E?: The complementary color is #4E8262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824E6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.