What color is #824F69?

#824F69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824F69?

The RGB value is 130, 79, 105: 130 red, 79 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824F69?

The complementary color is #4F8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824F69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824F69 color

#824F69 rgb(130, 79, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #824F69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 31% green and 41.2% blue (130, 79, 105).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#824F69 color codes

HEX	`#824F69`
RGB	`rgb(130, 79, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 31%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 25.34, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 26.03, 346.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.552, 11.359, 14.788)`
Decimal	`8540009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824F69, 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 #824F69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#824F69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #824F69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824f69; }
.text { color: #824f69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824f69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 79 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824f69, #824f4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #824F69?: #824F69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824F69?: The RGB value is 130, 79, 105: 130 red, 79 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824F69?: The complementary color is #4F8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824F69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.