What color is #825044?

#825044 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825044?

The RGB value is 130, 80, 68: 130 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825044?

The complementary color is #447682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825044?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825044 color

#825044 rgb(130, 80, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825044 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 31.4% green and 26.7% blue (130, 80, 68).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.6:1).

#825044 color codes

HEX	`#825044`
RGB	`rgb(130, 80, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 31.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.41, 19.54, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.41, 25.18, 39.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.119, 10.902, 6.881)`
Decimal	`8540228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825044, 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 #825044	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825044 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #825044 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825044; }
.text { color: #825044; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825044; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 80 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825044, #826f44); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #825044?: #825044 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825044?: The RGB value is 130, 80, 68: 130 red, 80 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825044?: The complementary color is #447682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825044?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.