What color is #85133E?

#85133E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85133E?

The RGB value is 133, 19, 62: 133 red, 19 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85133E?

The complementary color is #13855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85133E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85133E color

#85133E rgb(133, 19, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #85133E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 7.5% green and 24.3% blue (133, 19, 62).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#85133E color codes

HEX	`#85133E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 19, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 7.5%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 75%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 86%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, 48.44, 5.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 48.72, 6.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.776, 5.802, 5.109)`
Decimal	`8721214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85133E, 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 #85133E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85133E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #85133E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85133e; }
.text { color: #85133e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85133e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 19 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85133e, #852113); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #85133E?: #85133E is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85133E?: The RGB value is 133, 19, 62: 133 red, 19 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85133E?: The complementary color is #13855A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85133E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.