What color is #71827F?

#71827F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71827F?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 127: 113 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71827F?

The complementary color is #827174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71827F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71827F color

#71827F rgb(113, 130, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71827F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 49.8% blue (113, 130, 127).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#71827F color codes

HEX	`#71827F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.96, -6.83, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.96, 6.85, 183.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.623, 21.008, 23.148)`
Decimal	`7438975`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71827F, 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 #71827F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71827F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #71827F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71827f; }
.text { color: #71827f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71827f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71827f, #717c82); }

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Questions

What color is #71827F?: #71827F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71827F?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 127: 113 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71827F?: The complementary color is #827174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71827F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.