What color is #825C60?

#825C60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825C60?

The RGB value is 130, 92, 96: 130 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825C60?

The complementary color is #5C827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825C60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825C60 color

#825C60 rgb(130, 92, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #825C60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.1% green and 37.6% blue (130, 92, 96).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#825C60 color codes

HEX	`#825C60`
RGB	`rgb(130, 92, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.13, 16.19, 3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.13, 16.66, 13.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.145, 13.245, 12.823)`
Decimal	`8543328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825C60, 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 #825C60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825C60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #825C60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825c60; }
.text { color: #825c60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825c60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 92 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825c60, #826b5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825C60?: #825C60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825C60?: The RGB value is 130, 92, 96: 130 red, 92 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825C60?: The complementary color is #5C827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825C60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.