What color is #825A62?

#825A62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825A62?

The RGB value is 130, 90, 98: 130 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825A62?

The complementary color is #5A827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825A62 color

#825A62 rgb(130, 90, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #825A62 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 35.3% green and 38.4% blue (130, 90, 98).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#825A62 color codes

HEX	`#825A62`
RGB	`rgb(130, 90, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 35.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 17.7, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 17.81, 6.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.067, 12.941, 13.257)`
Decimal	`8542818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825A62, 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 #825A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #825A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825a62; }
.text { color: #825a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 90 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825a62, #82665a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825A62?: #825A62 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825A62?: The RGB value is 130, 90, 98: 130 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825A62?: The complementary color is #5A827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.