What color is #827A57?

#827A57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A57?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 87: 130 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A57?

The complementary color is #575F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A57 color

#827A57 rgb(130, 122, 87)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827A57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 34.1% blue (130, 122, 87).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#827A57 color codes

HEX	`#827A57`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.1, -2.69, 20.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.1, 20.49, 97.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.886, 19.353, 11.808)`
Decimal	`8550999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A57, 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 #827A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #827A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a57; }
.text { color: #827a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a57, #748257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A57?: #827A57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A57?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 87: 130 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A57?: The complementary color is #575F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.