What color is #827A67?

#827A67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827A67?

The RGB value is 130, 122, 103: 130 red, 122 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827A67?

The complementary color is #676F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827A67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827A67 color

#827A67 rgb(130, 122, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827A67 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 47.8% green and 40.4% blue (130, 122, 103).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 12% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Home Brew (#897B66), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#827A67 color codes

HEX	`#827A67`
RGB	`rgb(130, 122, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 47.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 12%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -0.3, 11.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 11.52, 91.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.614, 19.645, 15.641)`
Decimal	`8551015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827A67, 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 #827A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #827A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827a67; }
.text { color: #827a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 122 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827a67, #7c8267); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827A67?: #827A67 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Home Brew. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827A67?: The RGB value is 130, 122, 103: 130 red, 122 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827A67?: The complementary color is #676F82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827A67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.