What color is #827079?

#827079 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827079?

The RGB value is 130, 112, 121: 130 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827079?

The complementary color is #708279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827079?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#827079 color

#827079 rgb(130, 112, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827079 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (130, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Moonscape (#806B77), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#827079 color codes

HEX	`#827079`
RGB	`rgb(130, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 8.7, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 9.01, 344.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.451, 17.715, 20.533)`
Decimal	`8548473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827079, 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 #827079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	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 #827079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827079; }
.text { color: #827079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827079, #827070); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827079?: #827079 is a gray, closest to the named color Moonscape. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827079?: The RGB value is 130, 112, 121: 130 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827079?: The complementary color is #708279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827079?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.