What color is #85424E?

#85424E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85424E?

The RGB value is 133, 66, 78: 133 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85424E?

The complementary color is #428579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85424E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85424E color

#85424E rgb(133, 66, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #85424E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 25.9% green and 30.6% blue (133, 66, 78).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.27:1).

#85424E color codes

HEX	`#85424E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 66, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 25.9%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.81, 29.98, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.81, 30.59, 11.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.997, 9.434, 8.343)`
Decimal	`8733262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85424E, 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 #85424E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85424E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #85424E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85424e; }
.text { color: #85424e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85424e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 66 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85424e, #855842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #85424E?: #85424E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85424E?: The RGB value is 133, 66, 78: 133 red, 66 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85424E?: The complementary color is #428579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85424E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.