What color is #827649?

#827649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827649?

The RGB value is 130, 118, 73: 130 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827649?

The complementary color is #495582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827649?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827649 color

#827649 rgb(130, 118, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827649 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.3% green and 28.6% blue (130, 118, 73).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 28% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#827649 color codes

HEX	`#827649`
RGB	`rgb(130, 118, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 28%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 44%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, -2.18, 26.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 26.53, 94.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.887, 18.184, 8.922)`
Decimal	`8549961`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827649, 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 #827649	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827649 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #827649 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827649; }
.text { color: #827649; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827649; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 118 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827649, #728249); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827649?: #827649 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827649?: The RGB value is 130, 118, 73: 130 red, 118 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827649?: The complementary color is #495582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827649?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.