What color is #826068?

#826068 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826068?

The RGB value is 130, 96, 104: 130 red, 96 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826068?

The complementary color is #60827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826068?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826068 color

#826068 rgb(130, 96, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #826068 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 37.6% green and 40.8% blue (130, 96, 104).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#826068 color codes

HEX	`#826068`
RGB	`rgb(130, 96, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 37.6%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, 15.12, 0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 15.14, 3.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.888, 14.112, 14.981)`
Decimal	`8544360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826068, 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 #826068	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826068 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #826068 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826068; }
.text { color: #826068; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826068; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 96 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826068, #826960); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #826068?: #826068 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826068?: The RGB value is 130, 96, 104: 130 red, 96 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826068?: The complementary color is #60827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826068?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.