What color is #86383F?

#86383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #86383F?

The RGB value is 134, 56, 63: 134 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #86383F?

The complementary color is #38867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #86383F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#86383F color

#86383F rgb(134, 56, 63)

Shades of red

The hex color #86383F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 22% green and 24.7% blue (134, 56, 63).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 41% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 53% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#86383F color codes

HEX	`#86383F`
RGB	`rgb(134, 56, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 22%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 41%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 58%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 53%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.51, 34.1, 12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.51, 36.31, 20.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.144, 8.257, 5.656)`
Decimal	`8796223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #86383F, 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 #86383F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#86383F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #86383F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #86383f; }
.text { color: #86383f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #86383f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 56 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #86383f, #865838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #86383F?: #86383F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #86383F?: The RGB value is 134, 56, 63: 134 red, 56 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #86383F?: The complementary color is #38867F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #86383F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.