What color is #824119?

#824119 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #824119?

The RGB value is 130, 65, 25: 130 red, 65 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824119?

The complementary color is #195A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824119?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824119 color

#824119 rgb(130, 65, 25)

Shades of brown

The hex color #824119 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 25.5% green and 9.8% blue (130, 65, 25).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 68% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 81% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Russet (#80461B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#824119 color codes

HEX	`#824119`
RGB	`rgb(130, 65, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 25.5%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 68%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 81%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 81%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.2, 24.98, 35.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.2, 43.51, 54.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.273, 8.598, 1.985)`
Decimal	`8536345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824119, 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 #824119	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824119 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #824119 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824119; }
.text { color: #824119; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824119; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 65 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824119, #827619); }

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Questions

What color is #824119?: #824119 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Russet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #824119?: The RGB value is 130, 65, 25: 130 red, 65 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824119?: The complementary color is #195A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824119?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.72:1 and white text 7.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.