What color is #825A4E?

#825A4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825A4E?

The RGB value is 130, 90, 78: 130 red, 90 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825A4E?

The complementary color is #4E7682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825A4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825A4E color

#825A4E rgb(130, 90, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825A4E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 35.3% green and 30.6% blue (130, 90, 78).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 25% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 40% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#825A4E color codes

HEX	`#825A4E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 90, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 35.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 25%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 40%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 40%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.17, 14.82, 13.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.17, 20.06, 42.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.238, 12.609, 8.89)`
Decimal	`8542798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825A4E, 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 #825A4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825A4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #825A4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825a4e; }
.text { color: #825a4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825a4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 90 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825a4e, #82744e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #825A4E?: #825A4E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825A4E?: The RGB value is 130, 90, 78: 130 red, 90 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825A4E?: The complementary color is #4E7682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825A4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.