What color is #834F5C?

#834F5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #834F5C?

The RGB value is 131, 79, 92: 131 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #834F5C?

The complementary color is #4F8376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #834F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#834F5C color

#834F5C rgb(131, 79, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #834F5C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 31% green and 36.1% blue (131, 79, 92).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#834F5C color codes

HEX	`#834F5C`
RGB	`rgb(131, 79, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 31%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.9, 23.66, 1.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.9, 23.73, 4.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.088, 11.191, 11.541)`
Decimal	`8605532`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #834F5C, 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 #834F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#834F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #834F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #834f5c; }
.text { color: #834f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #834f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 79 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #834f5c, #835c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #834F5C?: #834F5C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #834F5C?: The RGB value is 131, 79, 92: 131 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #834F5C?: The complementary color is #4F8376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #834F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.