What color is #825551?

#825551 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825551?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 81: 130 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825551?

The complementary color is #517E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825551 color

#825551 rgb(130, 85, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #825551 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 31.8% blue (130, 85, 81).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#825551 color codes

HEX	`#825551`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.96, 18.18, 10.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.96, 20.75, 28.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.94, 11.838, 9.334)`
Decimal	`8541521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825551, 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 #825551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #825551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825551; }
.text { color: #825551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825551, #826e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #825551?: #825551 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825551?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 81: 130 red, 85 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825551?: The complementary color is #517E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.