What color is #826D71?

#826D71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826D71?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 113: 130 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D71?

The complementary color is #6D827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D71 color

#826D71 rgb(130, 109, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826D71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 44.3% blue (130, 109, 113).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#826D71 color codes

HEX	`#826D71`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.1, 8.98, 0.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.1, 9.02, 5.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.655, 16.876, 17.947)`
Decimal	`8547697`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D71, 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 #826D71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #826D71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d71; }
.text { color: #826d71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d71, #82736d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #826D71?: #826D71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826D71?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 113: 130 red, 109 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D71?: The complementary color is #6D827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.