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#83214E Color

#83214E is rgb(131, 33, 78) in RGB, hsl(332, 60%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 75%, 40%, 49%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Raspberry (#872657), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#83214E
HEX#83214E
RGBrgb(131, 33, 78)
HSLhsl(332, 60%, 32%)
HSVhsv(332, 75%, 51%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 75%, 40%, 49%)
OKLCHoklch(42% 0.138 357)
LABlab(30.88% 44.55 -2.20)
LCHlch(30.88% 44.60 357.17)

What #83214E 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 #83214E, 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 pink in the library.

#83214E Channel Values

How #83214E 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 131 · G 33 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 332° · S 60% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 332° · S 75% · V 51%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 75% · Y 40% · K 49%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance9.16:1 vs white · 2.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #83214E 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 text9.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #83214E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #83214E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #83214E; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #83214E

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 #83214E.

How #83214E 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#83214E
Protanopia#40404E
Protanomaly#62364E
Deuteranopia#52524B
Deuteranomaly#69444C
Tritanopia#812A2A
Tritanomaly#82263B
Achromatopsia#484848

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #83214E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-83214e: #83214E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #83214E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-83214e': '#83214E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.514, green: 0.129, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_83214e">#83214E</color>
SVG fillfill="#83214E"

More Pink Colors

#83214E sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#83214E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #83214E?

#83214E is a dark pink — rgb(131, 33, 78) in RGB and hsl(332, 60%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Raspberry (#872657), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.67.

What is the RGB value of #83214E?

#83214E is rgb(131, 33, 78) — red 131, green 33, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #83214E?

#83214E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 75%, 40%, 49%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #83214E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #83214E scores 9.16:1 against white and 2.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #83214E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #83214E 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 palevioletred (#DB7093) at a CIE76 distance of 30.23, which is a different colour altogether.

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