What color is #85003E?

#85003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85003E?

The RGB value is 133, 0, 62: 133 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85003E?

The complementary color is #008547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85003E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85003E color

#85003E rgb(133, 0, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #85003E is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 0% green and 24.3% blue (133, 0, 62).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.16:1).

#85003E color codes

HEX	`#85003E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 0, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 0%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 100%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.67, 52.01, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.67, 52.12, 3.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.543, 5.336, 5.031)`
Decimal	`8716350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85003E, 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 #85003E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85003E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	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 #85003E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85003e; }
.text { color: #85003e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85003e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 0 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85003e, #850500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Tyrian Purple.

Questions

What color is #85003E?: #85003E is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85003E?: The RGB value is 133, 0, 62: 133 red, 0 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85003E?: The complementary color is #008547, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85003E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.07:1 and white text 10.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.