What color is #825053?

#825053 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825053?

The RGB value is 130, 80, 83: 130 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825053?

The complementary color is #50827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825053?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825053 color

#825053 rgb(130, 80, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #825053 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 31.4% green and 32.5% blue (130, 80, 83).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.52:1).

#825053 color codes

HEX	`#825053`
RGB	`rgb(130, 80, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 31.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.76, 21.39, 7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.76, 22.54, 18.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.636, 11.109, 9.608)`
Decimal	`8540243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825053, 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 #825053	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825053 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	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 #825053 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825053; }
.text { color: #825053; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825053; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 80 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825053, #826650); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #825053?: #825053 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825053?: The RGB value is 130, 80, 83: 130 red, 80 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825053?: The complementary color is #50827F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825053?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.22:1 and white text 6.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.