What color is #83394C?

#83394C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83394C?

The RGB value is 131, 57, 76: 131 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83394C?

The complementary color is #398370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83394C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83394C color

#83394C rgb(131, 57, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #83394C is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 22.4% green and 29.8% blue (131, 57, 76).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 39% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#83394C color codes

HEX	`#83394C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 57, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 22.4%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 39%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 56%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.55, 33.84, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.55, 34.09, 6.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.128, 8.275, 7.795)`
Decimal	`8599884`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83394C, 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 #83394C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83394C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #83394C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83394c; }
.text { color: #83394c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83394c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 57 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83394c, #834b39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #83394C?: #83394C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83394C?: The RGB value is 131, 57, 76: 131 red, 57 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83394C?: The complementary color is #398370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83394C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.