What color is #827C57?

#827C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827C57?

The RGB value is 130, 124, 87: 130 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827C57?

The complementary color is #575D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827C57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827C57 color

#827C57 rgb(130, 124, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827C57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.6% green and 34.1% blue (130, 124, 87).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#827C57 color codes

HEX	`#827C57`
RGB	`rgb(130, 124, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.6%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.67, -3.82, 21.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.67, 21.41, 100.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.134, 19.85, 11.891)`
Decimal	`8551511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827C57, 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 #827C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #827C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827c57; }
.text { color: #827c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 124 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827c57, #738257); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #827C57?: #827C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827C57?: The RGB value is 130, 124, 87: 130 red, 124 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827C57?: The complementary color is #575D82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827C57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.