What color is #835C52?

#835C52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #835C52?

The RGB value is 131, 92, 82: 131 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #835C52?

The complementary color is #527983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #835C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#835C52 color

#835C52 rgb(131, 92, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #835C52 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.4% red, 36.1% green and 32.2% blue (131, 92, 82).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 23% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 37% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Wild West (#7E5C52), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#835C52 color codes

HEX	`#835C52`
RGB	`rgb(131, 92, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.4%, 36.1%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 23%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 37%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 37%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.9, 14.58, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.9, 18.96, 39.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.711, 13.09, 9.733)`
Decimal	`8608850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #835C52, 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 #835C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#835C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #835C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #835c52; }
.text { color: #835c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #835c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(131 92 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #835c52, #837452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #835C52?: #835C52 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Wild West. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #835C52?: The RGB value is 131, 92, 82: 131 red, 92 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #835C52?: The complementary color is #527983, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #835C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.