What color is #854D4E?

#854D4E 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 #854D4E?

The RGB value is 133, 77, 78: 133 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #854D4E?

The complementary color is #4D8584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #854D4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#854D4E color

#854D4E rgb(133, 77, 78)

Shades of red

The hex color #854D4E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 30.2% green and 30.6% blue (133, 77, 78).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 41% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#854D4E color codes

HEX	`#854D4E`
RGB	`rgb(133, 77, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 30.2%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 42%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 41%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.32, 23.73, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.32, 25.61, 22.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.703, 10.846, 8.578)`
Decimal	`8736078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #854D4E, 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 #854D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#854D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #854D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #854d4e; }
.text { color: #854d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #854d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 77 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #854d4e, #85684d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #854D4E?: #854D4E 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 #854D4E?: The RGB value is 133, 77, 78: 133 red, 77 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #854D4E?: The complementary color is #4D8584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #854D4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.