What color is #82575D?

#82575D 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 #82575D?

The RGB value is 130, 87, 93: 130 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82575D?

The complementary color is #57827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82575D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82575D color

#82575D rgb(130, 87, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #82575D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.1% green and 36.5% blue (130, 87, 93).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#82575D color codes

HEX	`#82575D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 87, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.77, 18.7, 3.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.77, 19.08, 11.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.59, 12.353, 11.97)`
Decimal	`8542045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82575D, 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 #82575D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82575D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #82575D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82575d; }
.text { color: #82575d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82575d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 87 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82575d, #826757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #82575D?: #82575D 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 #82575D?: The RGB value is 130, 87, 93: 130 red, 87 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82575D?: The complementary color is #57827C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82575D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.