What color is #828047?

#828047 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #828047?

The RGB value is 130, 128, 71: 130 red, 128 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #828047?

The complementary color is #474982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #828047?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#828047 color

#828047 rgb(130, 128, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #828047 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 50.2% green and 27.8% blue (130, 128, 71).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 29% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 45% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Leaf (#817C4A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#828047 color codes

HEX	`#828047`
RGB	`rgb(130, 128, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 50.2%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 29%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 45%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 45%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -8.02, 31.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 32.12, 104.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.063, 20.64, 8.992)`
Decimal	`8552519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #828047, 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 #828047	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#828047 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #828047 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #828047; }
.text { color: #828047; }
.border { border: 2px solid #828047; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 128 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #828047, #678247); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #828047?: #828047 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Verdant Leaf. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #828047?: The RGB value is 130, 128, 71: 130 red, 128 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #828047?: The complementary color is #474982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #828047?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.