What color is #825955?

#825955 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825955?

The RGB value is 130, 89, 85: 130 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825955?

The complementary color is #557E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825955?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825955 color

#825955 rgb(130, 89, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825955 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.9% green and 33.3% blue (130, 89, 85).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Root Beer (#81544A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#825955 color codes

HEX	`#825955`
RGB	`rgb(130, 89, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.07, 16.35, 9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.07, 18.72, 29.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.418, 12.547, 10.255)`
Decimal	`8542549`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825955, 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 #825955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #825955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825955; }
.text { color: #825955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 89 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825955, #826f55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #825955?: #825955 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Root Beer. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825955?: The RGB value is 130, 89, 85: 130 red, 89 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825955?: The complementary color is #557E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825955?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.