What color is #83294C?

#83294C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83294C?

The RGB value is 131, 41, 76: 131 red, 41 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83294C?

The complementary color is #298360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83294C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83294C color

#83294C rgb(131, 41, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #83294C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 16.1% green and 29.8% blue (131, 41, 76).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 52% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

#83294C color codes

HEX	`#83294C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 41, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 16.1%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 52%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 69%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 41.58, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 41.58, 359.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.458, 6.934, 7.571)`
Decimal	`8595788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83294C, 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 #83294C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83294C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #83294C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83294c; }
.text { color: #83294c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83294c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 41 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83294c, #833329); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #83294C?: #83294C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83294C?: The RGB value is 131, 41, 76: 131 red, 41 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83294C?: The complementary color is #298360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83294C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.