What color is #827F79?

#827F79 is a gray known as Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Concord?

The RGB value is 130, 127, 121: 130 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Concord?

The complementary color is #797C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827F79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Concord color: hex code #827F79

#827F79 rgb(130, 127, 121)

Shades of gray

Concord has the hex code #827F79. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 49.8% green and 47.5% blue (130, 127, 121).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

Concord (#827F79) color codes

HEX	`#827F79`
RGB	`rgb(130, 127, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 49.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 7%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.28, -0.02, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.28, 3.66, 90.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.246, 21.305, 21.131)`
Decimal	`8552313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Concord, 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 #827F79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827F79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #827F79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827f79; }
.text { color: #827f79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827f79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 127 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827f79, #818279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #827F79 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #827F79?: #827F79 is a gray known as Concord. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Concord?: The RGB value is 130, 127, 121: 130 red, 127 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Concord?: The complementary color is #797C82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827F79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.