What color is #85183E?

#85183E 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 #85183E?

The RGB value is 133, 24, 62: 133 red, 24 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85183E?

The complementary color is #18855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85183E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85183E color

#85183E rgb(133, 24, 62)

Shades of red

The hex color #85183E is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 9.4% green and 24.3% blue (133, 24, 62).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 69% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 53% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.56:1).

#85183E color codes

HEX	`#85183E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 24, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 9.4%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 69%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 82%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 53%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.39, 47.07, 5.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.39, 47.45, 7.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.87, 5.989, 5.14)`
Decimal	`8722494`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85183E, 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 #85183E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85183E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #85183E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85183e; }
.text { color: #85183e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85183e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 24 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85183e, #852818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #85183E?: #85183E 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 #85183E?: The RGB value is 133, 24, 62: 133 red, 24 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85183E?: The complementary color is #18855F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85183E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.