What color is #827B4F?

#827B4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827B4F?

The RGB value is 130, 123, 79: 130 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827B4F?

The complementary color is #4F5682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827B4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827B4F color

#827B4F rgb(130, 123, 79)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827B4F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.2% green and 31% blue (130, 123, 79).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 39% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#827B4F color codes

HEX	`#827B4F`
RGB	`rgb(130, 123, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.2%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 39%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, -4.3, 25.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 25.4, 99.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.7, 19.477, 10.223)`
Decimal	`8551247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827B4F, 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 #827B4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827B4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	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 #827B4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827b4f; }
.text { color: #827b4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827b4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 123 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827b4f, #70824f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827B4F?: #827B4F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827B4F?: The RGB value is 130, 123, 79: 130 red, 123 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827B4F?: The complementary color is #4F5682, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827B4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.9:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.