What color is #826253?

#826253 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826253?

The RGB value is 130, 98, 83: 130 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826253?

The complementary color is #537382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826253 color

#826253 rgb(130, 98, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826253 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38.4% green and 32.5% blue (130, 98, 83).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Bliss (#7F6054), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#826253 color codes

HEX	`#826253`
RGB	`rgb(130, 98, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.39, 10.73, 13.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.39, 17.29, 51.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.135, 14.107, 10.108)`
Decimal	`8544851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826253, 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 #826253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #826253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826253; }
.text { color: #826253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 98 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826253, #827a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #826253?: #826253 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Bliss. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826253?: The RGB value is 130, 98, 83: 130 red, 98 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826253?: The complementary color is #537382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.