What color is #826046?

#826046 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826046?

The RGB value is 130, 96, 70: 130 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826046?

The complementary color is #466882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826046?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826046 color

#826046 rgb(130, 96, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826046 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 37.6% green and 27.5% blue (130, 96, 70).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 30% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 46% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Man Cave (#816045), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#826046 color codes

HEX	`#826046`
RGB	`rgb(130, 96, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 37.6%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 30%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 46%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 46%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.59, 10.29, 20.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.59, 22.69, 63.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.495, 13.555, 7.646)`
Decimal	`8544326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826046, 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 #826046	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826046 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #826046 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826046; }
.text { color: #826046; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826046; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 96 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826046, #827e46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #826046?: #826046 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Man Cave. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826046?: The RGB value is 130, 96, 70: 130 red, 96 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826046?: The complementary color is #466882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826046?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.