What color is #825C46?

#825C46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825C46?

The RGB value is 130, 92, 70: 130 red, 92 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825C46?

The complementary color is #466C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825C46 color

#825C46 rgb(130, 92, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825C46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.1% green and 27.5% blue (130, 92, 70).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#825C46 color codes

HEX	`#825C46`
RGB	`rgb(130, 92, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.53, 12.66, 18.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.53, 22.69, 56.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.139, 12.843, 7.527)`
Decimal	`8543302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825C46, 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 #825C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #825C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825c46; }
.text { color: #825c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 92 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825c46, #827a46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #825C46?: #825C46 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Dark Wood. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825C46?: The RGB value is 130, 92, 70: 130 red, 92 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825C46?: The complementary color is #466C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.