What color is #825969?

#825969 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825969?

The RGB value is 130, 89, 105: 130 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825969?

The complementary color is #598272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825969?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825969 color

#825969 rgb(130, 89, 105)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825969 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 34.9% green and 41.2% blue (130, 89, 105).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#825969 color codes

HEX	`#825969`
RGB	`rgb(130, 89, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 34.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 19.45, -2.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 19.58, 353.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.328, 12.911, 15.047)`
Decimal	`8542569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825969, 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 #825969	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825969 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #825969 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825969; }
.text { color: #825969; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825969; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 89 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825969, #825d59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825969?: #825969 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825969?: The RGB value is 130, 89, 105: 130 red, 89 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825969?: The complementary color is #598272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825969?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.