What color is #825817?

#825817 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825817?

The RGB value is 130, 88, 23: 130 red, 88 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825817?

The complementary color is #174182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825817?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825817 color

#825817 rgb(130, 88, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825817 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.5% green and 9% blue (130, 88, 23).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 70% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Grizzly (#885818), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#825817 color codes

HEX	`#825817`
RGB	`rgb(130, 88, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 70%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 82%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.88, 11.47, 41.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.88, 43.46, 74.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.851, 11.788, 2.409)`
Decimal	`8542231`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825817, 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 #825817	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825817 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #825817 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825817; }
.text { color: #825817; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825817; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 88 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825817, #778217); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #825817?: #825817 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Grizzly. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825817?: The RGB value is 130, 88, 23: 130 red, 88 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825817?: The complementary color is #174182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825817?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.