What color is #826761?

#826761 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826761?

The RGB value is 130, 103, 97: 130 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826761?

The complementary color is #617C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826761 color

#826761 rgb(130, 103, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826761 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.4% green and 38% blue (130, 103, 97).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Ranch House (#7B645A), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#826761 color codes

HEX	`#826761`
RGB	`rgb(130, 103, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.06, 9.82, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.06, 12.35, 37.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.214, 15.31, 13.408)`
Decimal	`8546145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826761, 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 #826761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #826761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826761; }
.text { color: #826761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 103 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826761, #827861); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826761?: #826761 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ranch House. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826761?: The RGB value is 130, 103, 97: 130 red, 103 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826761?: The complementary color is #617C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.