What color is #827A5D?

#827A5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A5D?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 93: 130 red, 122 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A5D?

The complementary color is #5D6582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A5D color

#827A5D rgb(130, 122, 93)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827A5D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 36.5% blue (130, 122, 93).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 17% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#827A5D color codes

HEX	`#827A5D`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 17%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, -1.84, 17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 17.12, 96.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.141, 19.456, 13.153)`
Decimal	`8551005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A5D, 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 #827A5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #827A5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a5d; }
.text { color: #827a5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a5d, #78825d); }

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Questions

What color is #827A5D?: #827A5D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A5D?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 93: 130 red, 122 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A5D?: The complementary color is #5D6582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.