What color is #85474F?

#85474F 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 #85474F?

The RGB value is 133, 71, 79: 133 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #85474F?

The complementary color is #47857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #85474F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#85474F color

#85474F rgb(133, 71, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #85474F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 27.8% green and 31% blue (133, 71, 79).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.97:1).

#85474F color codes

HEX	`#85474F`
RGB	`rgb(133, 71, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 27.8%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.95, 27.3, 7.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.95, 28.2, 14.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.338, 10.059, 8.635)`
Decimal	`8734543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #85474F, 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 #85474F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#85474F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #85474F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #85474f; }
.text { color: #85474f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #85474f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 71 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #85474f, #855e47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #85474F?: #85474F 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 #85474F?: The RGB value is 133, 71, 79: 133 red, 71 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #85474F?: The complementary color is #47857D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #85474F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.