What color is #832A44?

#832A44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #832A44?

The RGB value is 131, 42, 68: 131 red, 42 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #832A44?

The complementary color is #2A8369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #832A44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#832A44 color

#832A44 rgb(131, 42, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #832A44 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 16.5% green and 26.7% blue (131, 42, 68).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 51% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Beet Red (#7E203F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.82:1).

#832A44 color codes

HEX	`#832A44`
RGB	`rgb(131, 42, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 16.5%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 51%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 68%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.58, 40.29, 5.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.58, 40.6, 7.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.232, 6.9, 6.208)`
Decimal	`8596036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #832A44, 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 #832A44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#832A44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #832A44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #832a44; }
.text { color: #832a44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #832a44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 42 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #832a44, #833c2a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #832A44?: #832A44 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Beet Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #832A44?: The RGB value is 131, 42, 68: 131 red, 42 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #832A44?: The complementary color is #2A8369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #832A44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.