What color is #85464A?

#85464A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #85464A?

The RGB value is 133, 70, 74: 133 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85464A?

The complementary color is #468581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85464A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85464A color

#85464A rgb(133, 70, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #85464A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 27.5% green and 29% blue (133, 70, 74).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 31% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 44% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#85464A color codes

HEX	`#85464A`
RGB	`rgb(133, 70, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 27.5%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 31%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 44%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.59, 27.26, 9.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.59, 28.95, 19.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.1, 9.863, 7.691)`
Decimal	`8734282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85464A, 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 #85464A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#85464A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #85464A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85464a; }
.text { color: #85464a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85464a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 70 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85464a, #856246); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #85464A?: #85464A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #85464A?: The RGB value is 133, 70, 74: 133 red, 70 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85464A?: The complementary color is #468581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85464A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.