What color is #826B6C?

#826B6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826B6C?

The RGB value is 130, 107, 108: 130 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826B6C?

The complementary color is #6B8281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826B6C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826B6C color

#826B6C rgb(130, 107, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826B6C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42% green and 42.4% blue (130, 107, 108).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#826B6C color codes

HEX	`#826B6C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 107, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.42, 9.27, 2.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.42, 9.71, 17.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.17, 16.344, 16.435)`
Decimal	`8547180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826B6C, 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 #826B6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826B6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #826B6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826b6c; }
.text { color: #826b6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826b6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 107 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826b6c, #82766b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826B6C?: #826B6C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826B6C?: The RGB value is 130, 107, 108: 130 red, 107 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826B6C?: The complementary color is #6B8281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826B6C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.