What color is #825359?

#825359 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 #825359?

The RGB value is 130, 83, 89: 130 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825359?

The complementary color is #53827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825359 color

#825359 rgb(130, 83, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #825359 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.5% green and 34.9% blue (130, 83, 89).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

#825359 color codes

HEX	`#825359`
RGB	`rgb(130, 83, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.66, 20.47, 4.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.66, 21, 12.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.103, 11.655, 10.956)`
Decimal	`8541017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825359, 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 #825359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #825359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825359; }
.text { color: #825359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 83 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825359, #826453); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825359?: #825359 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 #825359?: The RGB value is 130, 83, 89: 130 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825359?: The complementary color is #53827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.