What color is #82741A?

#82741A 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 #82741A?

The RGB value is 130, 116, 26: 130 red, 116 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82741A?

The complementary color is #1A2882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82741A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82741A color

#82741A rgb(130, 116, 26)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82741A is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.5% green and 10.2% blue (130, 116, 26).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 67% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 80% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 5.2 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#82741A color codes

HEX	`#82741A`
RGB	`rgb(130, 116, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.5%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 67%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 80%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 80%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.65, -4.68, 47.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.65, 48.13, 95.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.639, 17.312, 3.495)`
Decimal	`8549402`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82741A, 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 #82741A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82741A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #82741A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82741a; }
.text { color: #82741a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82741a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 116 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82741a, #5c821a); }

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Questions

What color is #82741A?: #82741A 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 #82741A?: The RGB value is 130, 116, 26: 130 red, 116 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82741A?: The complementary color is #1A2882, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82741A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.