What color is #852113?

#852113 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaurus Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #852113?

The RGB value is 133, 33, 19: 133 red, 33 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #852113?

The complementary color is #137785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #852113?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#852113 color

#852113 rgb(133, 33, 19)

Shades of brown

The hex color #852113 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 12.9% green and 7.5% blue (133, 33, 19).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 75% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 86% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Minotaurus Brown (#882211), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.44:1).

#852113 color codes

HEX	`#852113`
RGB	`rgb(133, 33, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 12.9%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 75%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 86%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 86%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.72, 41.58, 33.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.72, 53.5, 39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.336, 6.123, 1.254)`
Decimal	`8724755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #852113, 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 #852113	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#852113 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	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 #852113 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #852113; }
.text { color: #852113; }
.border { border: 2px solid #852113; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 33 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #852113, #855a13); }

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Questions

What color is #852113?: #852113 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Minotaurus Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #852113?: The RGB value is 133, 33, 19: 133 red, 33 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #852113?: The complementary color is #137785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #852113?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.22:1 and white text 9.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.