What color is #827A69?

#827A69 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 #827A69?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 105: 130 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A69?

The complementary color is #697182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A69 color

#827A69 rgb(130, 122, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A69 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 41.2% blue (130, 122, 105).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 19% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bat Wing (#7E7466), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#827A69 color codes

HEX	`#827A69`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 19%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 0.03, 10.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 10.42, 89.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.715, 19.685, 16.176)`
Decimal	`8551017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A69, 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 #827A69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #827A69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a69; }
.text { color: #827a69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a69, #7d8269); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A69?: #827A69 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 #827A69?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 105: 130 red, 122 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A69?: The complementary color is #697182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.