What color is #826D75?

#826D75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826D75?

The RGB value is 130, 109, 117: 130 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826D75?

The complementary color is #6D827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826D75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826D75 color

#826D75 rgb(130, 109, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826D75 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 42.7% green and 45.9% blue (130, 109, 117).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 10% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#826D75 color codes

HEX	`#826D75`
RGB	`rgb(130, 109, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 42.7%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 16%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 10%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.22, 9.71, -1.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.22, 9.81, 352.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.885, 16.968, 19.159)`
Decimal	`8547701`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826D75, 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 #826D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #826D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826d75; }
.text { color: #826d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 109 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826d75, #826f6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #826D75?: #826D75 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826D75?: The RGB value is 130, 109, 117: 130 red, 109 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826D75?: The complementary color is #6D827A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826D75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.