What color is #834351?

#834351 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834351?

The RGB value is 131, 67, 81: 131 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834351?

The complementary color is #438375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834351?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834351 color

#834351 rgb(131, 67, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #834351 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 26.3% green and 31.8% blue (131, 67, 81).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 32% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 38% 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 7.27:1).

#834351 color codes

HEX	`#834351`
RGB	`rgb(131, 67, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 26.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 32%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 29.02, 4.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 29.32, 8.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.853, 9.435, 8.927)`
Decimal	`8602449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834351, 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 #834351	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#834351 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #834351 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834351; }
.text { color: #834351; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834351; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 67 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834351, #835543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #834351?: #834351 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834351?: The RGB value is 131, 67, 81: 131 red, 67 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834351?: The complementary color is #438375, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834351?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.