What color is #827958?

#827958 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827958?

The RGB value is 130, 121, 88: 130 red, 121 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827958?

The complementary color is #586182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827958?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827958 color

#827958 rgb(130, 121, 88)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827958 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.5% green and 34.5% blue (130, 121, 88).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#827958 color codes

HEX	`#827958`
RGB	`rgb(130, 121, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.83, -1.99, 19.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.83, 19.48, 95.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.805, 19.126, 11.984)`
Decimal	`8550744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827958, 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 #827958	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827958 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #827958 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827958; }
.text { color: #827958; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827958; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 121 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827958, #768258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827958?: #827958 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827958?: The RGB value is 130, 121, 88: 130 red, 121 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827958?: The complementary color is #586182, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827958?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.