What color is #825B75?

#825B75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825B75?

The RGB value is 130, 91, 117: 130 red, 91 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825B75?

The complementary color is #5B8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825B75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825B75 color

#825B75 rgb(130, 91, 117)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825B75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 35.7% green and 45.9% blue (130, 91, 117).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Indian Silk (#8A5773), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#825B75 color codes

HEX	`#825B75`
RGB	`rgb(130, 91, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 35.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 20.4, -8.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 22.03, 337.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.158, 13.513, 18.583)`
Decimal	`8543093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825B75, 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 #825B75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825B75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #825B75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825b75; }
.text { color: #825b75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825b75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 91 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825b75, #825b62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #825B75?: #825B75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Indian Silk. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825B75?: The RGB value is 130, 91, 117: 130 red, 91 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825B75?: The complementary color is #5B8268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825B75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.