What color is #827E57?

#827E57 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 #827E57?

The RGB value is 130, 126, 87: 130 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827E57?

The complementary color is #575B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827E57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827E57 color

#827E57 rgb(130, 126, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827E57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.4% green and 34.1% blue (130, 126, 87).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 20% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#827E57 color codes

HEX	`#827E57`
RGB	`rgb(130, 126, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 20%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 33%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.24, -4.95, 21.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.24, 22.38, 102.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.387, 20.356, 11.975)`
Decimal	`8552023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827E57, 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 #827E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #827E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827e57; }
.text { color: #827e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 126 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827e57, #708257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #827E57?: #827E57 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 #827E57?: The RGB value is 130, 126, 87: 130 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827E57?: The complementary color is #575B82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827E57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.