What color is #824315?

#824315 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 #824315?

The RGB value is 130, 67, 21: 130 red, 67 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #824315?

The complementary color is #155482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #824315?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#824315 color

#824315 rgb(130, 67, 21)

Shades of brown

The hex color #824315 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 26.3% green and 8.2% blue (130, 67, 21).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 72% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 84% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Russet (#80461B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#824315 color codes

HEX	`#824315`
RGB	`rgb(130, 67, 21)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 26.3%, 8.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 72%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 84%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 84%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.63, 23.69, 37.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.63, 44.73, 58.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.35, 8.816, 1.813)`
Decimal	`8536853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #824315, 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 #824315	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#824315 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #824315 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #824315; }
.text { color: #824315; }
.border { border: 2px solid #824315; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 67 21 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #824315, #827915); }

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Questions

What color is #824315?: #824315 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 #824315?: The RGB value is 130, 67, 21: 130 red, 67 green and 21 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #824315?: The complementary color is #155482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #824315?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.