What color is #827180?

#827180 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #827180?

The RGB value is 130, 113, 128: 130 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #827180?

The complementary color is #718273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #827180?

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

#827180 color

#827180 rgb(130, 113, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #827180 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51% red, 44.3% green and 50.2% blue (130, 113, 128).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Sakura Night (#7B6C7C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#827180 color codes

HEX	`#827180`
RGB	`rgb(130, 113, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51%, 44.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.64, 9.48, -5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.64, 11.11, 328.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.007, 18.115, 22.913)`
Decimal	`8548736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #827180, 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 #827180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#827180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #827180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #827180; }
.text { color: #827180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #827180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(130 113 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #827180, #827178); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #827180?: #827180 is a gray, closest to the named color Sakura Night. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #827180?: The RGB value is 130, 113, 128: 130 red, 113 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #827180?: The complementary color is #718273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #827180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.