What color is #833B49?

#833B49 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #833B49?

The RGB value is 131, 59, 73: 131 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #833B49?

The complementary color is #3B8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #833B49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#833B49 color

#833B49 rgb(131, 59, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #833B49 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 23.1% green and 28.6% blue (131, 59, 73).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#833B49 color codes

HEX	`#833B49`
RGB	`rgb(131, 59, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 23.1%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.87, 32.43, 6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.87, 33.08, 11.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.127, 8.436, 7.292)`
Decimal	`8600393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #833B49, 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 #833B49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#833B49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #833B49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #833b49; }
.text { color: #833b49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #833b49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 59 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #833b49, #83513b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #833B49?: #833B49 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #833B49?: The RGB value is 131, 59, 73: 131 red, 59 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #833B49?: The complementary color is #3B8375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #833B49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.