What color is #805752?

#805752 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #805752?

The RGB value is 128, 87, 82: 128 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #805752?

The complementary color is #527B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #805752?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#805752 color

#805752 rgb(128, 87, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #805752 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 50.2% red, 34.1% green and 32.2% blue (128, 87, 82).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 36% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#805752 color codes

HEX	`#805752`
RGB	`rgb(128, 87, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(50.2%, 34.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 36%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 36%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.24, 16.28, 9.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.24, 18.98, 30.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.834, 12.016, 9.572)`
Decimal	`8410962`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #805752, 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 #805752	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#805752 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #805752 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #805752; }
.text { color: #805752; }
.border { border: 2px solid #805752; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(128 87 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #805752, #806e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #805752?: #805752 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #805752?: The RGB value is 128, 87, 82: 128 red, 87 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #805752?: The complementary color is #527B80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #805752?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.