What color is #825B32?

#825B32 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825B32?

The RGB value is 130, 91, 50: 130 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825B32?

The complementary color is #325982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825B32 color

#825B32 rgb(130, 91, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825B32 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 35.7% green and 19.6% blue (130, 91, 50).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 44% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 62% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#825B32 color codes

HEX	`#825B32`
RGB	`rgb(130, 91, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 35.7%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 44%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 62%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 62%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.94, 11.3, 29.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.94, 31.76, 69.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.524, 12.459, 4.71)`
Decimal	`8543026`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825B32, 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 #825B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #825B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825b32; }
.text { color: #825b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 91 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825b32, #818232); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #825B32?: #825B32 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825B32?: The RGB value is 130, 91, 50: 130 red, 91 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825B32?: The complementary color is #325982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.