What color is #832F59?

#832F59 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #832F59?

The RGB value is 131, 47, 89: 131 red, 47 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #832F59?

The complementary color is #2F8359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #832F59?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#832F59 color

#832F59 rgb(131, 47, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #832F59 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 18.4% green and 34.9% blue (131, 47, 89).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pleasure (#80385C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#832F59 color codes

HEX	`#832F59`
RGB	`rgb(131, 47, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 18.4%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.09, 40.47, -6.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.09, 40.97, 351.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.18, 7.581, 10.271)`
Decimal	`8597337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #832F59, 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 #832F59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#832F59 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #832F59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #832f59; }
.text { color: #832f59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #832f59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 47 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #832f59, #832f2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #832F59?: #832F59 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pleasure. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #832F59?: The RGB value is 131, 47, 89: 131 red, 47 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #832F59?: The complementary color is #2F8359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #832F59?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.