What color is #827169?

#827169 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827169?

The RGB value is 130, 113, 105: 130 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827169?

The complementary color is #697A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827169?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827169 color

#827169 rgb(130, 113, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827169 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.3% green and 41.2% blue (130, 113, 105).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Namibia (#7C6D61), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#827169 color codes

HEX	`#827169`
RGB	`rgb(130, 113, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.98, 5.24, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.98, 8.65, 52.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.661, 17.576, 15.824)`
Decimal	`8548713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827169, 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 #827169	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827169 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	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 #827169 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827169; }
.text { color: #827169; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827169; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 113 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827169, #827e69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #827169?: #827169 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Namibia. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827169?: The RGB value is 130, 113, 105: 130 red, 113 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827169?: The complementary color is #697A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827169?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.