What color is #82536A?

#82536A 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 #82536A?

The RGB value is 130, 83, 106: 130 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82536A?

The complementary color is #53826B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82536A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82536A color

#82536A rgb(130, 83, 106)

Shades of pink

The hex color #82536A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.5% green and 41.6% blue (130, 83, 106).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#82536A color codes

HEX	`#82536A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 83, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 23.16, -5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 23.71, 347.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.901, 11.974, 15.159)`
Decimal	`8541034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82536A, 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 #82536A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82536A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #82536A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82536a; }
.text { color: #82536a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82536a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 83 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82536a, #825353); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #82536A?: #82536A 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 #82536A?: The RGB value is 130, 83, 106: 130 red, 83 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82536A?: The complementary color is #53826B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82536A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.