What color is #827668?

#827668 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827668?

The RGB value is 130, 118, 104: 130 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827668?

The complementary color is #687482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827668?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827668 color

#827668 rgb(130, 118, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827668 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.3% green and 40.8% blue (130, 118, 104).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#827668 color codes

HEX	`#827668`
RGB	`rgb(130, 118, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.34, 2.16, 9.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.34, 9.64, 77.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.183, 18.703, 15.746)`
Decimal	`8549992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827668, 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 #827668	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827668 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #827668 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827668; }
.text { color: #827668; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827668; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 118 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827668, #818268); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #827668?: #827668 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Bat Wing. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827668?: The RGB value is 130, 118, 104: 130 red, 118 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827668?: The complementary color is #687482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827668?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.