What color is #834D54?

#834D54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834D54?

The RGB value is 131, 77, 84: 131 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834D54?

The complementary color is #4D837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834D54?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834D54 color

#834D54 rgb(131, 77, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #834D54 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 30.2% green and 32.9% blue (131, 77, 84).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 26% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.66:1).

#834D54 color codes

HEX	`#834D54`
RGB	`rgb(131, 77, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 30.2%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 26%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 41%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.2, 23.69, 5.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.2, 24.37, 13.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.615, 10.774, 9.748)`
Decimal	`8605012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834D54, 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 #834D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834D54 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #834D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834d54; }
.text { color: #834d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 77 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834d54, #83614d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #834D54?: #834D54 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834D54?: The RGB value is 131, 77, 84: 131 red, 77 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834D54?: The complementary color is #4D837C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834D54?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.15:1 and white text 6.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.