What color is #827950?

#827950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827950?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 80: 130 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827950?

The complementary color is #505982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827950?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827950 color

#827950 rgb(130, 121, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827950 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 31.4% blue (130, 121, 80).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Greek Oregano (#7C754C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#827950 color codes

HEX	`#827950`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.69, -3.04, 23.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.69, 23.94, 97.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.492, 19, 10.334)`
Decimal	`8550736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827950, 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 #827950	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827950 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #827950 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827950; }
.text { color: #827950; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827950; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827950, #728250); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827950?: #827950 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Greek Oregano. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827950?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 80: 130 red, 121 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827950?: The complementary color is #505982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827950?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.