What color is #825D5A?

#825D5A 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 #825D5A?

The RGB value is 130, 93, 90: 130 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825D5A?

The complementary color is #5A7F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825D5A color

#825D5A rgb(130, 93, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #825D5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (130, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 31% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#825D5A color codes

HEX	`#825D5A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 31%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 31%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.23, 14.69, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.23, 16.59, 27.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.966, 13.314, 11.452)`
Decimal	`8543578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825D5A, 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 #825D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #825D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825d5a; }
.text { color: #825d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825d5a, #82715a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #825D5A?: #825D5A 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 #825D5A?: The RGB value is 130, 93, 90: 130 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825D5A?: The complementary color is #5A7F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.