What color is #84303A?

#84303A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #84303A?

The RGB value is 132, 48, 58: 132 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #84303A?

The complementary color is #30847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #84303A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#84303A color

#84303A rgb(132, 48, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #84303A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 18.8% green and 22.7% blue (132, 48, 58).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 47% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 56% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#84303A color codes

HEX	`#84303A`
RGB	`rgb(132, 48, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 18.8%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 47%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 64%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 56%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.54, 36.91, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.54, 39.11, 19.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.337, 7.326, 4.819)`
Decimal	`8663098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #84303A, 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 #84303A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#84303A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	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 #84303A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #84303a; }
.text { color: #84303a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #84303a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 48 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #84303a, #845030); }

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Questions

What color is #84303A?: #84303A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #84303A?: The RGB value is 132, 48, 58: 132 red, 48 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #84303A?: The complementary color is #30847A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #84303A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.46:1 and white text 8.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.