What color is #825572?

#825572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825572?

The RGB value is 130, 85, 114: 130 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825572?

The complementary color is #558265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825572 color

#825572 rgb(130, 85, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825572 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 33.3% green and 44.7% blue (130, 85, 114).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plum Highness (#885577), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#825572 color codes

HEX	`#825572`
RGB	`rgb(130, 85, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 33.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 23.4, -8.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 25.02, 339.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.492, 12.459, 17.505)`
Decimal	`8541554`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825572, 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 #825572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #825572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825572; }
.text { color: #825572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 85 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825572, #82555c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825572?: #825572 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Plum Highness. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825572?: The RGB value is 130, 85, 114: 130 red, 85 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825572?: The complementary color is #558265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.