What color is #852818?

#852818 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 #852818?

The RGB value is 133, 40, 24: 133 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #852818?

The complementary color is #187585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #852818?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#852818 color

#852818 rgb(133, 40, 24)

Shades of brown

The hex color #852818 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 15.7% green and 9.4% blue (133, 40, 24).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 69% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 70% magenta, 82% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Minotaurus Brown (#882211), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.08:1).

#852818 color codes

HEX	`#852818`
RGB	`rgb(133, 40, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 15.7%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 69%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 82%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 70%, 82%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.81, 38.88, 31.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.81, 50.35, 39.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.598, 6.572, 1.574)`
Decimal	`8726552`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #852818, 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 #852818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#852818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #852818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #852818; }
.text { color: #852818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #852818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 40 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #852818, #855f18); }

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Questions

What color is #852818?: #852818 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 #852818?: The RGB value is 133, 40, 24: 133 red, 40 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #852818?: The complementary color is #187585, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #852818?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.