What color is #826F66?

#826F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #826F66?

The RGB value is 130, 111, 102: 130 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #826F66?

The complementary color is #667982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #826F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#826F66 color

#826F66 rgb(130, 111, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #826F66 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (130, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Caribou (#816C5E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#826F66 color codes

HEX	`#826F66`
RGB	`rgb(130, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.35, 5.91, 7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.35, 9.76, 52.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.289, 17.075, 14.953)`
Decimal	`8548198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #826F66, 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 #826F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#826F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #826F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #826f66; }
.text { color: #826f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #826f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #826f66, #827d66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #826F66?: #826F66 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Caribou. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #826F66?: The RGB value is 130, 111, 102: 130 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #826F66?: The complementary color is #667982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #826F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.