What color is #A83652?

#A83652 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A83652?

The RGB value is 168, 54, 82: 168 red, 54 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A83652?

The complementary color is #36A88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A83652?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A83652 color

#A83652 rgb(168, 54, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #A83652 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 21.2% green and 32.2% blue (168, 54, 82).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 51% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 51% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#A83652 color codes

HEX	`#A83652`
RGB	`rgb(168, 54, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 21.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 51%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 68%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 51%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.53, 48.64, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.53, 49.59, 11.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.992, 11.575, 9.215)`
Decimal	`11023954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A83652, 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 #A83652	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A83652 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #A83652 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a83652; }
.text { color: #a83652; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a83652; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 54 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a83652, #a85336); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #A83652?: #A83652 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A83652?: The RGB value is 168, 54, 82: 168 red, 54 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A83652?: The complementary color is #36A88C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A83652?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.