What color is #82706B?

#82706B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82706B?

The RGB value is 130, 112, 107: 130 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82706B?

The complementary color is #6B7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82706B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82706B color

#82706B rgb(130, 112, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #82706B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.9% green and 42% blue (130, 112, 107).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#82706B color codes

HEX	`#82706B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 112, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 18%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.76, 6.16, 5.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.76, 8.18, 41.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.654, 17.396, 16.335)`
Decimal	`8548459`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82706B, 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 #82706B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82706B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #82706B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82706b; }
.text { color: #82706b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82706b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 112 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82706b, #827b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #82706B?: #82706B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82706B?: The RGB value is 130, 112, 107: 130 red, 112 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82706B?: The complementary color is #6B7D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82706B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.