What color is #82730F?

#82730F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82730F?

The RGB value is 130, 115, 15: 130 red, 115 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82730F?

The complementary color is #0F1E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82730F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82730F color

#82730F rgb(130, 115, 15)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82730F is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.1% green and 5.9% blue (130, 115, 15).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 79% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 88% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 6.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#82730F color codes

HEX	`#82730F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 115, 15)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.1%, 5.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 79%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 88%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, -4.49, 50.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 51.16, 95.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.424, 17.043, 2.929)`
Decimal	`8549135`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82730F, 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 #82730F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82730F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #82730F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82730f; }
.text { color: #82730f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82730f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 115 15 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82730f, #58820f); }

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Questions

What color is #82730F?: #82730F is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82730F?: The RGB value is 130, 115, 15: 130 red, 115 green and 15 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82730F?: The complementary color is #0F1E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82730F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.