What color is #827966?

#827966 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827966?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 102: 130 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827966?

The complementary color is #666F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827966 color

#827966 rgb(130, 121, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827966 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 40% blue (130, 121, 102).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 22% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Handmade (#7F735F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#827966 color codes

HEX	`#827966`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 22%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.13, 0.11, 11.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.13, 11.68, 89.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.442, 19.38, 15.337)`
Decimal	`8550758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827966, 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 #827966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #827966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827966; }
.text { color: #827966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827966, #7d8266); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827966?: #827966 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Handmade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827966?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 102: 130 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827966?: The complementary color is #666F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.