What color is #854751?

#854751 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 #854751?

The RGB value is 133, 71, 81: 133 red, 71 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854751?

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

Is black or white text better on #854751?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854751 color

#854751 rgb(133, 71, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #854751 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 27.8% green and 31.8% blue (133, 71, 81).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 30% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 39% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#854751 color codes

HEX	`#854751`
RGB	`rgb(133, 71, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 27.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 30%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 47%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38, 27.55, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38, 28.17, 12.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.412, 10.088, 9.024)`
Decimal	`8734545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854751, 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 #854751	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854751 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #854751 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854751; }
.text { color: #854751; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854751; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 71 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854751, #855c47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #854751?: #854751 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 #854751?: The RGB value is 133, 71, 81: 133 red, 71 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854751?: The complementary color is #47857B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854751?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.