What color is #826363?

#826363 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 #826363?

The RGB value is 130, 99, 99: 130 red, 99 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826363?

The complementary color is #638282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826363?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826363 color

#826363 rgb(130, 99, 99)

Shades of red

The hex color #826363 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 38.8% green and 38.8% blue (130, 99, 99).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#826363 color codes

HEX	`#826363`
RGB	`rgb(130, 99, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 38.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.04, 12.51, 4.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.04, 13.41, 21.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.92, 14.571, 13.776)`
Decimal	`8545123`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826363, 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 #826363	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826363 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #826363 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826363; }
.text { color: #826363; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826363; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 99 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826363, #827263); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #826363?: #826363 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 #826363?: The RGB value is 130, 99, 99: 130 red, 99 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826363?: The complementary color is #638282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826363?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.