What color is #73827F?

#73827F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #73827F?

The RGB value is 115, 130, 127: 115 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #73827F?

The complementary color is #827376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #73827F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#73827F color

#73827F rgb(115, 130, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #73827F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 45.1% red, 51% green and 49.8% blue (115, 130, 127).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 6% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#73827F color codes

HEX	`#73827F`
RGB	`rgb(115, 130, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(45.1%, 51%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 6%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -6.11, -0.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 6.12, 182.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.883, 21.142, 23.161)`
Decimal	`7570047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #73827F, 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 #73827F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#73827F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #73827F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #73827f; }
.text { color: #73827f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #73827f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(115 130 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #73827f, #737d82); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #73827F?: #73827F is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #73827F?: The RGB value is 115, 130, 127: 115 red, 130 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #73827F?: The complementary color is #827376, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #73827F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.