What color is #855052?

#855052 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #855052?

The RGB value is 133, 80, 82: 133 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #855052?

The complementary color is #508583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #855052?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#855052 color

#855052 rgb(133, 80, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #855052 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.2% red, 31.4% green and 32.2% blue (133, 80, 82).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 25% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 38% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#855052 color codes

HEX	`#855052`
RGB	`rgb(133, 80, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.2%, 31.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 25%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 40%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 38%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.14, 22.49, 8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.14, 23.98, 20.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.065, 11.334, 9.428)`
Decimal	`8736850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #855052, 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 #855052	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#855052 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #855052 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #855052; }
.text { color: #855052; }
.border { border: 2px solid #855052; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(133 80 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #855052, #856850); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #855052?: #855052 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #855052?: The RGB value is 133, 80, 82: 133 red, 80 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #855052?: The complementary color is #508583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #855052?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.