What color is #827F62?

#827F62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827F62?

The RGB value is 130, 127, 98: 130 red, 127 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827F62?

The complementary color is #626582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827F62?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827F62 color

#827F62 rgb(130, 127, 98)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #827F62 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.8% green and 38.4% blue (130, 127, 98).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 14% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 25% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Warm Gray (#808069), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#827F62 color codes

HEX	`#827F62`
RGB	`rgb(130, 127, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 14%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 25%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 25%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.74, -3.93, 16.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.74, 16.69, 103.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19, 20.807, 14.568)`
Decimal	`8552290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827F62, 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 #827F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #827F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827f62; }
.text { color: #827f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 127 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827f62, #758262); }

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Questions

What color is #827F62?: #827F62 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Warm Gray. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827F62?: The RGB value is 130, 127, 98: 130 red, 127 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827F62?: The complementary color is #626582, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827F62?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.