What color is #827554?

#827554 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827554?

The RGB value is 130, 117, 84: 130 red, 117 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827554?

The complementary color is #546182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827554?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827554 color

#827554 rgb(130, 117, 84)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827554 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 45.9% green and 32.9% blue (130, 117, 84).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 21% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 35% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#827554 color codes

HEX	`#827554`
RGB	`rgb(130, 117, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 45.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 21%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 35%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 35%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.63, -0.24, 20.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.63, 20.07, 90.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.168, 18.109, 10.977)`
Decimal	`8549716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827554, 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 #827554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #827554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827554; }
.text { color: #827554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 117 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827554, #788254); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827554?: #827554 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Velvet. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827554?: The RGB value is 130, 117, 84: 130 red, 117 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827554?: The complementary color is #546182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827554?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.