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#82303E Color

#82303E is rgb(130, 48, 62) in RGB, hsl(350, 46%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 52%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Solid Pink (#893843), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#82303E
HEX#82303E
RGBrgb(130, 48, 62)
HSLhsl(350, 46%, 35%)
HSVhsv(350, 63%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 52%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(43% 0.113 12.9)
LABlab(32.65% 36.85 10.73)
LCHlch(32.65% 38.38 16.23)

What #82303E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #82303E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#82303E Channel Values

How #82303E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 130 · G 48 · B 628-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 350° · S 46% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 350° · S 63% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 63% · Y 52% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.6:1 vs white · 2.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #82303E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #82303E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #82303E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #82303E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #82303E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #82303E.

How #82303E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#82303E
Protanopia#47473D
Protanomaly#643F3E
Deuteranopia#56563A
Deuteranomaly#6A4A3C
Tritanopia#813232
Tritanomaly#823137
Achromatopsia#4C4C4C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #82303E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-82303e: #82303E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #82303E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-82303e': '#82303E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.510, green: 0.188, blue: 0.243)
Android XML<color name="color_82303e">#82303E</color>
SVG fillfill="#82303E"

More Red Colors

#82303E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#82303E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #82303E?

#82303E is a dark red — rgb(130, 48, 62) in RGB and hsl(350, 46%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Solid Pink (#893843), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.07.

What is the RGB value of #82303E?

#82303E is rgb(130, 48, 62) — red 130, green 48, and blue 62 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #82303E?

#82303E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 52%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #82303E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #82303E scores 8.6:1 against white and 2.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #82303E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #82303E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 25.67, which is a different colour altogether.

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