What color is #826C44?

#826C44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826C44?

The RGB value is 130, 108, 68: 130 red, 108 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826C44?

The complementary color is #445A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826C44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826C44 color

#826C44 rgb(130, 108, 68)

Shades of brown

The hex color #826C44 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.4% green and 26.7% blue (130, 108, 68).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 31% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 48% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Lizard (#7B6943), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#826C44 color codes

HEX	`#826C44`
RGB	`rgb(130, 108, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 31%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 48%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 48%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.83, 3.02, 25.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.83, 25.75, 83.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.612, 15.889, 7.712)`
Decimal	`8547396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826C44, 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 #826C44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826C44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #826C44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826c44; }
.text { color: #826c44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826c44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 108 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826c44, #798244); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826C44?: #826C44 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Lizard. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826C44?: The RGB value is 130, 108, 68: 130 red, 108 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826C44?: The complementary color is #445A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826C44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.