What color is #82785B?

#82785B 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 #82785B?

The RGB value is 130, 120, 91: 130 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #82785B?

The complementary color is #5B6582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #82785B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#82785B color

#82785B rgb(130, 120, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #82785B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.1% green and 35.7% blue (130, 120, 91).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 18% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 30% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Velvet (#7F7453), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#82785B color codes

HEX	`#82785B`
RGB	`rgb(130, 120, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.1%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 18%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 30%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 30%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.61, -0.99, 17.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.61, 17.38, 93.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.811, 18.935, 12.612)`
Decimal	`8550491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #82785B, 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 #82785B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#82785B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	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 #82785B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #82785b; }
.text { color: #82785b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #82785b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 120 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #82785b, #79825b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #82785B?: #82785B 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 #82785B?: The RGB value is 130, 120, 91: 130 red, 120 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #82785B?: The complementary color is #5B6582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #82785B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.