What color is #825373?

#825373 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825373?

The RGB value is 130, 83, 115: 130 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825373?

The complementary color is #538262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825373?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825373 color

#825373 rgb(130, 83, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825373 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 32.5% green and 45.1% blue (130, 83, 115).

Its hue angle is 319°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#825373 color codes

HEX	`#825373`
RGB	`rgb(130, 83, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 32.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(319, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(319, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.49, 24.76, -10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.49, 26.76, 337.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.394, 12.171, 17.755)`
Decimal	`8541043`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825373, 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 #825373	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825373 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #825373 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825373; }
.text { color: #825373; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825373; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 83 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825373, #82535b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825373?: #825373 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825373?: The RGB value is 130, 83, 115: 130 red, 83 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825373?: The complementary color is #538262, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825373?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.