What color is #826B77?

#826B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826B77?

The RGB value is 130, 107, 119: 130 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826B77?

The complementary color is #6B8276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826B77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826B77 color

#826B77 rgb(130, 107, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826B77 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42% green and 46.7% blue (130, 107, 119).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#826B77 color codes

HEX	`#826B77`
RGB	`rgb(130, 107, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.74, 11.27, -3.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.74, 11.73, 343.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.793, 16.594, 19.715)`
Decimal	`8547191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826B77, 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 #826B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #826B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826b77; }
.text { color: #826b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 107 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826b77, #826b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #826B77?: #826B77 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826B77?: The RGB value is 130, 107, 119: 130 red, 107 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826B77?: The complementary color is #6B8276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826B77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.