What color is #83443B?

#83443B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #83443B?

The RGB value is 131, 68, 59: 131 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #83443B?

The complementary color is #3B7A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #83443B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#83443B color

#83443B rgb(131, 68, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #83443B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 26.7% green and 23.1% blue (131, 68, 59).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 38% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 55% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Robin (#7D4138), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#83443B color codes

HEX	`#83443B`
RGB	`rgb(131, 68, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 26.7%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 38%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 55%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 55%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 26, 17.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 31.39, 34.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.217, 9.277, 5.284)`
Decimal	`8602683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #83443B, 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 #83443B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#83443B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #83443B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #83443b; }
.text { color: #83443b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #83443b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 68 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #83443b, #83683b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #83443B?: #83443B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Robin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #83443B?: The RGB value is 131, 68, 59: 131 red, 68 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #83443B?: The complementary color is #3B7A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #83443B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.