What color is #827769?

#827769 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 #827769?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 105: 130 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827769?

The complementary color is #697482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827769?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827769 color

#827769 rgb(130, 119, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827769 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 41.2% blue (130, 119, 105).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#827769 color codes

HEX	`#827769`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.64, 1.75, 9.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.64, 9.4, 79.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.352, 18.96, 16.055)`
Decimal	`8550249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827769, 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 #827769	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827769 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #827769 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827769; }
.text { color: #827769; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827769; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827769, #818269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827769?: #827769 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 #827769?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 105: 130 red, 119 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827769?: The complementary color is #697482, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827769?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.