What color is #826D66?

#826D66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826D66?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 102: 130 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D66?

The complementary color is #667B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D66 color

#826D66 rgb(130, 109, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826D66 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 40% blue (130, 109, 102).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#826D66 color codes

HEX	`#826D66`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.81, 7.08, 6.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.81, 9.95, 44.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.073, 16.643, 14.881)`
Decimal	`8547686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D66, 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 #826D66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #826D66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d66; }
.text { color: #826d66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d66, #827b66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826D66?: #826D66 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826D66?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 102: 130 red, 109 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D66?: The complementary color is #667B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.