Palettes / Colors / #852829

#852829 — Muted Red

#852829 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #852829 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.

#852829 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 #288684; it also sits naturally between #862858 and #865528. 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 52% · Green 16% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 70% · Yellow 69% · Key 48%

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

Previews

CSS code for #852829

.text { color: #852829; }
.background { background-color: #852829; }
.border { border: 3px solid #852829; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(133, 40, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 54%, 34%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #852829; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(133, 40, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #852829; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(133, 40, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#852829">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#852829">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #288684:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #852829: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #852829

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 #852829 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 #852829 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

← #852828  ·  #85282A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #852829?

#852829 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 133, 40, 41). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #852829?

#852829 is RGB 133, 40, 41 — HSL 359°, 54%, 34% — CMYK 0%, 70%, 69%, 48%.

What colors go with #852829?

Its complement is #288684; analogous partners are #862858 and #865528. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #852829 for text?

White text on #852829 has a contrast ratio of 9.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.33:1.