What color is #825E5E?

#825E5E 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 #825E5E?

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

What is the complementary color of #825E5E?

The complementary color is #5E8282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825E5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825E5E color

#825E5E rgb(130, 94, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #825E5E is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#825E5E color codes

HEX	`#825E5E`
RGB	`rgb(130, 94, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 36.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.6, 14.69, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.6, 15.8, 21.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.229, 13.56, 12.403)`
Decimal	`8543838`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825E5E, 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 #825E5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825E5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #825E5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825e5e; }
.text { color: #825e5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825e5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 94 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825e5e, #82705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #825E5E?: #825E5E 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 #825E5E?: The RGB value is 130, 94, 94: 130 red, 94 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825E5E?: The complementary color is #5E8282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825E5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.