What color is #826878?

#826878 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826878?

The RGB value is 130, 104, 120: 130 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826878?

The complementary color is #688272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826878 color

#826878 rgb(130, 104, 120)

Shades of pink

The hex color #826878 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 40.8% green and 47.1% blue (130, 104, 120).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#826878 color codes

HEX	`#826878`
RGB	`rgb(130, 104, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 40.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.98, 13.24, -4.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.98, 14.14, 339.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.546, 16.003, 19.93)`
Decimal	`8546424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826878, 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 #826878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #826878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826878; }
.text { color: #826878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 104 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826878, #82686b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #826878?: #826878 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826878?: The RGB value is 130, 104, 120: 130 red, 104 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826878?: The complementary color is #688272, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.