What color is #827061?

#827061 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827061?

The RGB value is 130, 112, 97: 130 red, 112 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827061?

The complementary color is #617382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827061?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827061 color

#827061 rgb(130, 112, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827061 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.9% green and 38% blue (130, 112, 97).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nut Cracker (#816C5B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#827061 color codes

HEX	`#827061`
RGB	`rgb(130, 112, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.51, 4.53, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.51, 11.85, 67.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.158, 17.198, 13.723)`
Decimal	`8548449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827061, 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 #827061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	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 #827061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827061; }
.text { color: #827061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 112 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827061, #828161); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #827061?: #827061 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nut Cracker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827061?: The RGB value is 130, 112, 97: 130 red, 112 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827061?: The complementary color is #617382, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827061?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.44:1 and white text 4.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.