What color is #883A42?

#883A42 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #883A42?

The RGB value is 136, 58, 66: 136 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #883A42?

The complementary color is #3A8880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #883A42?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#883A42 color

#883A42 rgb(136, 58, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #883A42 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 22.7% green and 25.9% blue (136, 58, 66).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 40% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 51% 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 7.69:1).

#883A42 color codes

HEX	`#883A42`
RGB	`rgb(136, 58, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 22.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 40%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 57%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 51%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.31, 34.12, 11.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.31, 36.07, 18.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.651, 8.655, 6.158)`
Decimal	`8927810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #883A42, 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 #883A42	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#883A42 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #883A42 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #883a42; }
.text { color: #883a42; }
.border { border: 2px solid #883a42; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 58 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #883a42, #88593a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #883A42?: #883A42 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #883A42?: The RGB value is 136, 58, 66: 136 red, 58 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #883A42?: The complementary color is #3A8880, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #883A42?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.