What color is #827C61?

#827C61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827C61?

The RGB value is 130, 124, 97: 130 red, 124 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827C61?

The complementary color is #616782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827C61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827C61 color

#827C61 rgb(130, 124, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #827C61 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.6% green and 38% blue (130, 124, 97).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Boa (#7F7755), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#827C61 color codes

HEX	`#827C61`
RGB	`rgb(130, 124, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.6%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.86, -2.38, 15.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.86, 15.78, 98.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.571, 20.025, 14.194)`
Decimal	`8551521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827C61, 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 #827C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #827C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827c61; }
.text { color: #827c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 124 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827c61, #778261); }

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Questions

What color is #827C61?: #827C61 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Boa. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827C61?: The RGB value is 130, 124, 97: 130 red, 124 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827C61?: The complementary color is #616782, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827C61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.