What color is #82595B?

#82595B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82595B?

The RGB value is 130, 89, 91: 130 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82595B?

The complementary color is #598280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82595B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82595B color

#82595B rgb(130, 89, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #82595B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.9% green and 35.7% blue (130, 89, 91).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#82595B color codes

HEX	`#82595B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 89, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, 17.21, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 18.12, 18.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.667, 12.647, 11.564)`
Decimal	`8542555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82595B, 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 #82595B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82595B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #82595B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82595b; }
.text { color: #82595b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82595b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 89 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82595b, #826b59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #82595B?: #82595B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82595B?: The RGB value is 130, 89, 91: 130 red, 89 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82595B?: The complementary color is #598280, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82595B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.