What color is #825E46?

#825E46 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 #825E46?

The RGB value is 130, 94, 70: 130 red, 94 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825E46?

The complementary color is #466A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825E46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825E46 color

#825E46 rgb(130, 94, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #825E46 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 36.9% green and 27.5% blue (130, 94, 70).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Wood (#855E42), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#825E46 color codes

HEX	`#825E46`
RGB	`rgb(130, 94, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.05, 11.48, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.05, 22.65, 59.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.315, 13.194, 7.586)`
Decimal	`8543814`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825E46, 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 #825E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #825E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825e46; }
.text { color: #825e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 94 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825e46, #827c46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #825E46?: #825E46 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 #825E46?: The RGB value is 130, 94, 70: 130 red, 94 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825E46?: The complementary color is #466A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825E46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.