What color is #841F38?

#841F38 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #841F38?

The RGB value is 132, 31, 56: 132 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #841F38?

The complementary color is #1F846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #841F38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#841F38 color

#841F38 rgb(132, 31, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #841F38 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 12.2% green and 22% blue (132, 31, 56).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 62% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 77% magenta, 58% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#841F38 color codes

HEX	`#841F38`
RGB	`rgb(132, 31, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 12.2%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 62%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 77%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 77%, 58%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.84, 43.98, 10.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.84, 45.23, 13.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.721, 6.173, 4.368)`
Decimal	`8658744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #841F38, 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 #841F38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#841F38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #841F38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #841f38; }
.text { color: #841f38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #841f38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 31 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #841f38, #84391f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #841F38?: #841F38 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #841F38?: The RGB value is 132, 31, 56: 132 red, 31 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #841F38?: The complementary color is #1F846B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #841F38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.