What color is #827B77?

#827B77 is a gray known as Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mule?

The RGB value is 130, 123, 119: 130 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mule?

The complementary color is #777E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827B77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mule color: hex code #827B77

#827B77 rgb(130, 123, 119)

Shades of gray

Mule has the hex code #827B77. It is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 48.2% green and 46.7% blue (130, 123, 119).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 4% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 8% yellow and 49% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

Mule (#827B77) color codes

HEX	`#827B77`
RGB	`rgb(130, 123, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 48.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 4%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 8%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 8%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.11, 1.91, 3.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.11, 3.67, 58.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.618, 20.244, 20.323)`
Decimal	`8551287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mule, 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 #827B77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#827B77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #827B77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827b77; }
.text { color: #827b77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827b77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 123 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827b77, #828177); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #827B77 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #827B77?: #827B77 is a gray known as Mule. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mule?: The RGB value is 130, 123, 119: 130 red, 123 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mule?: The complementary color is #777E82, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827B77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.