Close to Merlot
#83164C
#83164C is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 8.6% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 71% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #83164C.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
9.61:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.18:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.61:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.18:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #83164C as they’d see it.
#83164C in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #83164C
What color is #83164C?
#83164C is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Merlot. In RGB it’s made of 51.4% red, 8.6% green, and 29.8% blue. Its hue is 330°, with 71% saturation and 30% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #83164C in RGB?
#83164C is rgb(131, 22, 76): 131 red, 22 green, and 76 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #83164C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 83, 42, 49). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #83164C?
PANTONE 208 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #83164C?
Its complement #02502C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.