Palettes / Colors / #825252

#825252 — Dusty Red

#825252 is a red color we call Dusty Red, closest to the named color DimGray (#696969). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: dimgray (#696969) — not an exact match. CSS dimgray gives you #696969, a different color; use #825252 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#825252 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #528484; it also sits naturally between #84526B and #846B52. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 51% · Green 32% · Blue 32%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 37% · Yellow 37% · Key 49%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #825252

.text { color: #825252; }
.background { background-color: #825252; }
.border { border: 3px solid #825252; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(130, 82, 82); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(0, 23%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #825252; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(130, 82, 82, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #825252; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(130, 82, 82, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#825252">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#825252">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #528484:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #825252: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #825252

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #825252 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #825252 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #825252?

#825252 is Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 130, 82, 82). Its closest standard named color is DimGray.

What is the RGB and HSL of #825252?

#825252 is RGB 130, 82, 82 — HSL 0°, 23%, 42% — CMYK 0%, 37%, 37%, 49%.

What colors go with #825252?

Its complement is #528484; analogous partners are #84526B and #846B52. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #825252 for text?

White text on #825252 has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.28:1.