What color is #826968?

#826968 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826968?

The RGB value is 130, 105, 104: 130 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826968?

The complementary color is #688182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826968?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826968 color

#826968 rgb(130, 105, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826968 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 41.2% green and 40.8% blue (130, 105, 104).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#826968 color codes

HEX	`#826968`
RGB	`rgb(130, 105, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 41.2%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.78, 9.77, 4.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.78, 10.69, 23.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.756, 15.849, 15.271)`
Decimal	`8546664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826968, 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 #826968	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826968 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #826968 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826968; }
.text { color: #826968; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826968; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 105 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826968, #827668); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826968?: #826968 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826968?: The RGB value is 130, 105, 104: 130 red, 105 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826968?: The complementary color is #688182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826968?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.