What color is #825F72?

#825F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #825F72?

The RGB value is 130, 95, 114: 130 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #825F72?

The complementary color is #5F826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #825F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#825F72 color

#825F72 rgb(130, 95, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #825F72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 37.3% green and 44.7% blue (130, 95, 114).

Its hue angle is 327°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 12% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#825F72 color codes

HEX	`#825F72`
RGB	`rgb(130, 95, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 37.3%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(327, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(327, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 12%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.44, 17.47, -5.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.44, 18.2, 343.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.335, 14.146, 17.786)`
Decimal	`8544114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #825F72, 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 #825F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#825F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #825F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #825f72; }
.text { color: #825f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #825f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 95 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #825f72, #825f61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #825F72?: #825F72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #825F72?: The RGB value is 130, 95, 114: 130 red, 95 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #825F72?: The complementary color is #5F826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #825F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.