What color is #827C53?

#827C53 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 #827C53?

The RGB value is 130, 124, 83: 130 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827C53?

The complementary color is #535982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827C53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827C53 color

#827C53 rgb(130, 124, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827C53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.6% green and 32.5% blue (130, 124, 83).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 22% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 36% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#827C53 color codes

HEX	`#827C53`
RGB	`rgb(130, 124, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.6%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 22%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 36%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 36%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.59, -4.36, 23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.59, 23.65, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.975, 19.786, 11.054)`
Decimal	`8551507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827C53, 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 #827C53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827C53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #827C53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827c53; }
.text { color: #827c53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827c53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 124 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827c53, #718253); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827C53?: #827C53 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 #827C53?: The RGB value is 130, 124, 83: 130 red, 124 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827C53?: The complementary color is #535982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827C53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.