What color is #825C70?

#825C70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825C70?

The RGB value is 130, 92, 112: 130 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825C70?

The complementary color is #5C826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825C70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825C70 color

#825C70 rgb(130, 92, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825C70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.1% green and 43.9% blue (130, 92, 112).

Its hue angle is 328°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#825C70 color codes

HEX	`#825C70`
RGB	`rgb(130, 92, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(328, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(328, 29%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.61, 18.89, -5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.61, 19.58, 344.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.958, 13.571, 17.105)`
Decimal	`8543344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825C70, 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 #825C70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825C70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #825C70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825c70; }
.text { color: #825c70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825c70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 92 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825c70, #825c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825C70?: #825C70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825C70?: The RGB value is 130, 92, 112: 130 red, 92 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825C70?: The complementary color is #5C826E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825C70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.