What color is #843F3E?

#843F3E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #843F3E?

The RGB value is 132, 63, 62: 132 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #843F3E?

The complementary color is #3E8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #843F3E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#843F3E color

#843F3E rgb(132, 63, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #843F3E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 24.7% green and 24.3% blue (132, 63, 62).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 36% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Wild Berry (#7E3A3C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#843F3E color codes

HEX	`#843F3E`
RGB	`rgb(132, 63, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 24.7%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 36%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 53%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, 29.49, 14.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 32.88, 26.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.164, 8.81, 5.616)`
Decimal	`8666942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #843F3E, 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 #843F3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#843F3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #843F3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #843f3e; }
.text { color: #843f3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #843f3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 63 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #843f3e, #84623e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #843F3E?: #843F3E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Wild Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #843F3E?: The RGB value is 132, 63, 62: 132 red, 63 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #843F3E?: The complementary color is #3E8384, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #843F3E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.