What color is #826B4B?

#826B4B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826B4B?

The RGB value is 130, 107, 75: 130 red, 107 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826B4B?

The complementary color is #4B6282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826B4B color

#826B4B rgb(130, 107, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826B4B is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42% green and 29.4% blue (130, 107, 75).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 27% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 42% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sneaky Sesame (#896A46), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#826B4B color codes

HEX	`#826B4B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 107, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 27%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 42%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 42%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.67, 4.4, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.67, 21.8, 78.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.734, 15.77, 8.87)`
Decimal	`8547147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826B4B, 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 #826B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #826B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826b4b; }
.text { color: #826b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 107 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826b4b, #7e824b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826B4B?: #826B4B is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Sneaky Sesame. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826B4B?: The RGB value is 130, 107, 75: 130 red, 107 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826B4B?: The complementary color is #4B6282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.