What color is #825552?

#825552 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 #825552?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 82: 130 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825552?

The complementary color is #527F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825552?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825552 color

#825552 rgb(130, 85, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #825552 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 32.2% blue (130, 85, 82).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.23:1).

#825552 color codes

HEX	`#825552`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.98, 18.31, 9.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.98, 20.6, 27.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.978, 11.853, 9.533)`
Decimal	`8541522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825552, 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 #825552	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825552 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.23:1	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 #825552 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825552; }
.text { color: #825552; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825552; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825552, #826d52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #825552?: #825552 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 #825552?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 82: 130 red, 85 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825552?: The complementary color is #527F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825552?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.