What color is #826651?

#826651 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826651?

The RGB value is 130, 102, 81: 130 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826651?

The complementary color is #516D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826651?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826651 color

#826651 rgb(130, 102, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826651 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40% green and 31.8% blue (130, 102, 81).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 23% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Pastel Brown (#836953), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#826651 color codes

HEX	`#826651`
RGB	`rgb(130, 102, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 23%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, 8.1, 16.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 18.08, 63.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.443, 14.843, 9.835)`
Decimal	`8545873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826651, 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 #826651	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826651 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #826651 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826651; }
.text { color: #826651; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826651; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 102 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826651, #827f51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826651?: #826651 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Pastel Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826651?: The RGB value is 130, 102, 81: 130 red, 102 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826651?: The complementary color is #516D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826651?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.