What color is #82730C?

#82730C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82730C?

The RGB value is 130, 115, 12: 130 red, 115 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82730C?

The complementary color is #0C1B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82730C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82730C color

#82730C rgb(130, 115, 12)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82730C is a dark, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.1% green and 4.7% blue (130, 115, 12).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 83% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 91% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Olive Green (#808000), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#82730C color codes

HEX	`#82730C`
RGB	`rgb(130, 115, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.1%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 83%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 91%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 91%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.3, -4.57, 51.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.3, 51.87, 95.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.404, 17.035, 2.824)`
Decimal	`8549132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82730C, 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 #82730C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82730C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	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 #82730C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82730c; }
.text { color: #82730c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82730c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 115 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82730c, #56820c); }

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Questions

What color is #82730C?: #82730C is a dark, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Olive Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82730C?: The RGB value is 130, 115, 12: 130 red, 115 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82730C?: The complementary color is #0C1B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82730C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.