What color is #825C21?

#825C21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825C21?

The RGB value is 130, 92, 33: 130 red, 92 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825C21?

The complementary color is #214782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825C21?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825C21 color

#825C21 rgb(130, 92, 33)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825C21 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.1% green and 12.9% blue (130, 92, 33).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 60% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 75% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Hot Curry (#815B28), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#825C21 color codes

HEX	`#825C21`
RGB	`rgb(130, 92, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.1%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 60%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 75%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 75%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.02, 9.56, 38.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.02, 39.78, 76.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.308, 12.511, 3.152)`
Decimal	`8543265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825C21, 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 #825C21	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825C21 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #825C21 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825c21; }
.text { color: #825c21; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825c21; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 92 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825c21, #778221); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brown.

Questions

What color is #825C21?: #825C21 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Hot Curry. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825C21?: The RGB value is 130, 92, 33: 130 red, 92 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825C21?: The complementary color is #214782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825C21?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.