What color is #873543?

#873543 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 #873543?

The RGB value is 135, 53, 67: 135 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #873543?

The complementary color is #358779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #873543?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#873543 color

#873543 rgb(135, 53, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #873543 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 20.8% green and 26.3% blue (135, 53, 67).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 50% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#873543 color codes

HEX	`#873543`
RGB	`rgb(135, 53, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 20.8%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 50%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.2, 36.39, 9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.2, 37.61, 14.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.279, 8.104, 6.227)`
Decimal	`8860995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #873543, 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 #873543	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#873543 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #873543 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #873543; }
.text { color: #873543; }
.border { border: 2px solid #873543; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 53 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #873543, #875035); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #873543?: #873543 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 #873543?: The RGB value is 135, 53, 67: 135 red, 53 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #873543?: The complementary color is #358779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #873543?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.