What color is #830035?

#830035 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #830035?

The RGB value is 131, 0, 53: 131 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #830035?

The complementary color is #00834E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #830035?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#830035 color

#830035 rgb(131, 0, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #830035 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 0% green and 20.8% blue (131, 0, 53).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 60% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#830035 color codes

HEX	`#830035`
RGB	`rgb(131, 0, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 0%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 100%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 60%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.97, 50.85, 8.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.97, 51.57, 9.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.004, 5.084, 3.822)`
Decimal	`8585269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #830035, 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 #830035	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#830035 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #830035 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #830035; }
.text { color: #830035; }
.border { border: 2px solid #830035; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 0 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #830035, #830d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #830035?: #830035 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #830035?: The RGB value is 131, 0, 53: 131 red, 0 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #830035?: The complementary color is #00834E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #830035?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.02:1 and white text 10.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.