What color is #827660?

#827660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827660?

The RGB value is 130, 118, 96: 130 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827660?

The complementary color is #606C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827660?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827660 color

#827660 rgb(130, 118, 96)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827660 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.3% green and 37.6% blue (130, 118, 96).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 26% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#827660 color codes

HEX	`#827660`
RGB	`rgb(130, 118, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 26%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.15, 0.9, 13.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.15, 13.85, 86.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.796, 18.548, 13.707)`
Decimal	`8549984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827660, 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 #827660	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827660 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #827660 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827660; }
.text { color: #827660; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827660; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 118 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827660, #7d8260); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827660?: #827660 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827660?: The RGB value is 130, 118, 96: 130 red, 118 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827660?: The complementary color is #606C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827660?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.