What color is #827742?

#827742 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827742?

The RGB value is 130, 119, 66: 130 red, 119 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827742?

The complementary color is #424D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827742?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827742 color

#827742 rgb(130, 119, 66)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827742 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 46.7% green and 25.9% blue (130, 119, 66).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Bay Leaf (#86793D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#827742 color codes

HEX	`#827742`
RGB	`rgb(130, 119, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 46.7%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.9, -3.51, 30.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.9, 30.73, 96.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.787, 18.333, 7.808)`
Decimal	`8550210`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827742, 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 #827742	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827742 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #827742 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827742; }
.text { color: #827742; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827742; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 119 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827742, #6d8242); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #827742?: #827742 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Bay Leaf. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827742?: The RGB value is 130, 119, 66: 130 red, 119 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827742?: The complementary color is #424D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827742?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.