What color is #82525B?

#82525B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82525B?

The RGB value is 130, 82, 91: 130 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82525B?

The complementary color is #528279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82525B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82525B color

#82525B rgb(130, 82, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #82525B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.2% green and 35.7% blue (130, 82, 91).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#82525B color codes

HEX	`#82525B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 82, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.2%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.47, 21.35, 3.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.47, 21.59, 8.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.112, 11.537, 11.379)`
Decimal	`8540763`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82525B, 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 #82525B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82525B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #82525B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82525b; }
.text { color: #82525b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82525b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 82 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82525b, #826152); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #82525B?: #82525B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82525B?: The RGB value is 130, 82, 91: 130 red, 82 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82525B?: The complementary color is #528279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82525B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.