#835050

A medium, muted red closely aligning with Dimgray.

About #835050

At its core, #835050 is a medium and muted hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Dimgray. In the RGB color space, it consists of 131 red, 80 green, and 80 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 39% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#835050
RGB131, 80, 80
HSL0.0°, 24.2%, 41.4%
CMYK0%, 39%, 39%, 49%
HSV0.0°, 38.9%, 51.4%
LAB39.8, 21.4, 9.1
XYZ13.7, 11.1, 9.0
Decimal8605776

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.50:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.23:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.22:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.74:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #835050; }
.text-color { color: #835050; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #835050; }

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