What color is #832F61?

#832F61 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #832F61?

The RGB value is 131, 47, 97: 131 red, 47 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #832F61?

The complementary color is #2F8351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #832F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#832F61 color

#832F61 rgb(131, 47, 97)

Shades of purple

The hex color #832F61 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 18.4% green and 38% blue (131, 47, 97).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Midnight Aubergine (#853C69), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#832F61 color codes

HEX	`#832F61`
RGB	`rgb(131, 47, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 18.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 64%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.4, 41.58, -11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.4, 43.03, 345.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 7.723, 12.137)`
Decimal	`8597345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #832F61, 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 #832F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#832F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #832F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #832f61; }
.text { color: #832f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #832f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 47 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #832f61, #832f37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #832F61?: #832F61 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Midnight Aubergine. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #832F61?: The RGB value is 131, 47, 97: 131 red, 47 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #832F61?: The complementary color is #2F8351, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #832F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.