What color is #824F4F?

#824F4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824F4F?

The RGB value is 130, 79, 79: 130 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824F4F?

The complementary color is #4F8282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824F4F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824F4F color

#824F4F rgb(130, 79, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #824F4F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 31% green and 31% blue (130, 79, 79).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 39% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#824F4F color codes

HEX	`#824F4F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 79, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 31%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 39%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.42, 21.45, 9.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.42, 23.3, 22.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.414, 10.903, 8.794)`
Decimal	`8539983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824F4F, 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 #824F4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824F4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #824F4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824f4f; }
.text { color: #824f4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824f4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 79 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824f4f, #82694f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #824F4F?: #824F4F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824F4F?: The RGB value is 130, 79, 79: 130 red, 79 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824F4F?: The complementary color is #4F8282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824F4F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.