What color is #825D56?

#825D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825D56?

The RGB value is 130, 93, 86: 130 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825D56?

The complementary color is #567B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825D56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825D56 color

#825D56 rgb(130, 93, 86)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825D56 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.5% green and 33.7% blue (130, 93, 86).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 20% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#825D56 color codes

HEX	`#825D56`
RGB	`rgb(130, 93, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 20%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 34%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.13, 14.11, 10.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.13, 17.3, 35.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.8, 13.247, 10.58)`
Decimal	`8543574`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825D56, 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 #825D56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825D56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #825D56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825d56; }
.text { color: #825d56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825d56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 93 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825d56, #827356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #825D56?: #825D56 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825D56?: The RGB value is 130, 93, 86: 130 red, 93 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825D56?: The complementary color is #567B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825D56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.