What color is #835252?

#835252 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835252?

The RGB value is 131, 82, 82: 131 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835252?

The complementary color is #528383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835252?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835252 color

#835252 rgb(131, 82, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #835252 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 32.2% green and 32.2% blue (131, 82, 82).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#835252 color codes

HEX	`#835252`
RGB	`rgb(131, 82, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 32.2%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.36, 20.5, 8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.36, 22.22, 22.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.901, 11.47, 9.463)`
Decimal	`8606290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835252, 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 #835252	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835252 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #835252 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835252; }
.text { color: #835252; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835252; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 82 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835252, #836a52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #835252?: #835252 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835252?: The RGB value is 131, 82, 82: 131 red, 82 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835252?: The complementary color is #528383, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835252?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.