What color is #827161?

#827161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827161?

The RGB value is 130, 113, 97: 130 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827161?

The complementary color is #617282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827161?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827161 color

#827161 rgb(130, 113, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827161 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.3% green and 38% blue (130, 113, 97).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Aztec Temple (#84705B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#827161 color codes

HEX	`#827161`
RGB	`rgb(130, 113, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.78, 3.95, 11.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.78, 12, 70.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.269, 17.42, 13.76)`
Decimal	`8548705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827161, 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 #827161	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827161 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #827161 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827161; }
.text { color: #827161; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827161; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 113 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827161, #828261); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #827161?: #827161 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Aztec Temple. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827161?: The RGB value is 130, 113, 97: 130 red, 113 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827161?: The complementary color is #617282, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827161?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.