What color is #826950?

#826950 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 #826950?

The RGB value is 130, 105, 80: 130 red, 105 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826950?

The complementary color is #506982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826950?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826950 color

#826950 rgb(130, 105, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826950 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 41.2% green and 31.4% blue (130, 105, 80).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% 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 5.14:1).

#826950 color codes

HEX	`#826950`
RGB	`rgb(130, 105, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 41.2%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.22, 6.2, 17.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.22, 18.87, 70.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.706, 15.429, 9.739)`
Decimal	`8546640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826950, 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 #826950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #826950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826950; }
.text { color: #826950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 105 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826950, #828250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826950?: #826950 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 #826950?: The RGB value is 130, 105, 80: 130 red, 105 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826950?: The complementary color is #506982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826950?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.