What color is #82752D?

#82752D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #82752D?

The RGB value is 130, 117, 45: 130 red, 117 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82752D?

The complementary color is #2D3A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82752D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82752D color

#82752D rgb(130, 117, 45)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #82752D is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.9% green and 17.6% blue (130, 117, 45).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 49% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 65% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#82752D color codes

HEX	`#82752D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 117, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.9%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 49%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 65%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 65%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.08, -4.2, 40.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.08, 40.59, 95.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.042, 17.659, 5.046)`
Decimal	`8549677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82752D, 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 #82752D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#82752D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #82752D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82752d; }
.text { color: #82752d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82752d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 117 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82752d, #64822d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #82752D?: #82752D is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #82752D?: The RGB value is 130, 117, 45: 130 red, 117 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82752D?: The complementary color is #2D3A82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82752D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.