What color is #827074?

#827074 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827074?

The RGB value is 130, 112, 116: 130 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827074?

The complementary color is #70827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827074?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827074 color

#827074 rgb(130, 112, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827074 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.9% green and 45.5% blue (130, 112, 116).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#827074 color codes

HEX	`#827074`
RGB	`rgb(130, 112, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49, 7.76, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49, 7.77, 2.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.152, 17.596, 18.96)`
Decimal	`8548468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827074, 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 #827074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	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 #827074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827074; }
.text { color: #827074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 112 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827074, #827570); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #827074?: #827074 is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827074?: The RGB value is 130, 112, 116: 130 red, 112 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827074?: The complementary color is #70827E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827074?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.52:1 and white text 4.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.