What color is #826D62?

#826D62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826D62?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 98: 130 red, 109 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D62?

The complementary color is #627782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D62 color

#826D62 rgb(130, 109, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826D62 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 38.4% blue (130, 109, 98).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#826D62 color codes

HEX	`#826D62`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.71, 6.44, 9.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.71, 11.26, 55.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.879, 16.566, 13.861)`
Decimal	`8547682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D62, 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 #826D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #826D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d62; }
.text { color: #826d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d62, #827d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826D62?: #826D62 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826D62?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 98: 130 red, 109 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D62?: The complementary color is #627782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.